Niévroz: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Niévroz’s municipal circular hiking trail ends back at the village’s central square after 11 kilometres. Around 2 kilometres of the municipal circular hiking trail follows the towpath along the Rhône Canal from Miribel.

When staying in Niévroz, the desire to rent a holiday apartment may be part of your personal travel planning.

Water

The Amicale Nautique des Sauveteurs de Niévroz is based at the Pont de Jons water sports centre. The lifeboat club at the Pont de Jons water sports centre, which has existed since 1981, offers a sport open to everyone that can be practised both recreationally and competitively.

History

The present-day Pont de Jons was built in May 1977. The Jons-Niévroz weir regulates the Rhône’s outflow; it was started and completed between 1934 and 1937.

Nature

The Île de Miribel-Jonage, designated as an ENS, is part of the Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage, which forms a Natura 2000 site. EDF built a 300-metre-long fish pass with 32 pools, enabling fish to bypass the Jons-Niévroz weir and move freely along this section of the Rhône.

In the wider region around Niévroz lies Mont d'Annoisin, a mountain. In the wider region around Niévroz lies Mont d'Or, a mountain. In the wider region around Niévroz lies Parc de la Tête d'Or, a park. In the wider region around Niévroz lies Mont Cindre, a hill.

Culture

The Arbre à Trésor is a hollow plane tree associated with a local childhood tradition in which objects were placed inside the tree during the 1950s and 1960s.

In the wider region around Niévroz are the Artothèque de Lyon Part-Dieu, a museum; the Artothèque de Saint-Priest, a museum; the Château de Saint-André du Coing, a château; and the Artothèque du Centre d'art de Saint-Fons, a museum.

Cycling

The ViaRhôna can be accessed in Niévroz at the Pont de Jons. The 26.5-kilometre Anneau Bleu cycle route connects the Pont de Jons with the centre of Lyon.

More local pages: Saint-Étienne-Du-Bois, Neyron, Échenevex, Péron, Ruffieu, Bourg-En-Bresse, Pont-D’ain, Le Grand-Abergement.

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