Beaurepaire: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Beaurepaire is a newly founded town dating from the 14th century, protected by town walls built in 1347. Beaurepaire was the first French town to offer public electric lighting.

Those who choose Beaurepaire as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

History and Architecture

The Tour des Augustins, a former 15th-century Augustinian monastery, adjoins the town walls; it houses the Entre Bièvre et Rhône tourist office.

The Tour Florie-Richard is an emblematic 14th-century building. Its restoration was completed after eight months of work; the interior design was intended to include a permanent exhibition featuring the Locomobile.

The sacristy of the Church of St Michael contains a Pietà, a work painted on wood in the second half of the 15th century, which is listed with the Caisse nationale des monuments historiques et des sites. The Church of St Michael also has a 15th-century choir and a 16th-century bell tower.

Activities

Parc de l'Oron offers a fitness trail with several pieces of sports equipment. The Cyclotourisme en Bièvre-Valloire cycling tour starts and ends in Beaurepaire.

Surroundings and Landscape

The Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval is a monument in the surroundings of Beaurepaire.

The wider regional surroundings of Beaurepaire include the historic site of Abbaye Notre Dame de Bonnevaux, the La Tour d'Albon monument, and the historic site of Abbaye du Val-de-Bressieux.

The hills of Crêt de Thorée ou Plan Taurée, Croix de Sainte-Blandine, Pichère du Loup, and Suc de Mont Chaud are also located in the wider regional surroundings of Beaurepaire.

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More destinations

More places in the same destination:

Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans, Chapareillan, Optevoz, Crolles, Saint-Hilaire, Oz, Châtelus, Septème.