Things to see and do Le Dauphiné

Far away from the first steam locomotives and the most modern TGV, Cyclo-draisine presents itself as an original and user-friendly way to navigate the pre-abandoned kilometres of rails. A steel machine, two to three components, sometimes some seats for the less adventurous, and it left for a journey of the most atypical to conquer the historical and cultural heritage of the Hexagon! Browse the forests, walk through the plains, cross bridges, tunnels and viaducts; a real back, sharing between friends or family.

Tariff: 23 € la Cyclo-draisine for 4 people (reservation required).

Duration: 1 h to 1 h maximum.

Difficulty: .

He was the last in operation before being destroyed along with all the small local mills around 1960.

Built between the th and th centuries. Note, among several paintings, «the baptism of Christ», painting on canvas.

On the track of the Croq'Images. Pleasant and fun walk to discover Saint-Geoire otherwise. Conduct your inquiry through the smart discovery kit (game cards, explanations, illustrated plan…). On the way for an unexpected half day!

This site is protected and has been officially classified as the Area of Protection of Architectural Heritage, Urban and Landscape in 1997. Many vestiges of human occupation dating back to prehistoric times were discovered. Fossils were found in different layers of the basement reminiscent of the presence of the sea in the secondary age, including a ichtyosaure, a fossil reptile of two hundred million years.

If the current building dates back to the th century, its apse retains a beautiful collection of th century stalls whose of are decorated with masks.

This house was built by the Pères fathers.

Hidden at the bottom of a vallon.

At 2 km from the current town, this Romanesque chapel has its origins dating back to the th century. Badly and even abandoned over the centuries, she has experienced a second life since the association for the preservation of the old chapel has been responsible for her rehabilitation since 1983 while trying to make these places live through concerts and exhibitions.

On the flan, this commune has a double climatic influence, resulting in a relative softness of temperatures and a real microclimate. One of the youngest municipalities in the Loire, which saw its population doubled between 1999 and 2002.

It was also a th century dating from the th century.

In the th century, it has its altar, a statue of the th century, in polycrome wood, «La Virgin à l'Enfant».

Built in the th century with the permission of King Henri III by Claude Villars, Captain and Squire de Condrieu. Since 1832, he belongs to the Roque family. The building has been listed in the Historical Monuments Inventory since the late 1980 s.