Bellegarde-Poussieu: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

At an elevation of just under 400 metres, an orientation table stands along the Höhenweg trail above Bellegarde-Poussieu and overlooks the Bièvre plain.

Those who choose Bellegarde-Poussieu as a holiday destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment there.

Nature

The path to the Espace naturel sensible de la Salette is lined with large oak trees and passes meadows where herds of goats graze. The Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Salette overlooks a dry meadow where wild orchids can be observed seasonally. Two ponds at the foot of the meadow at La Salette provide a habitat for numerous amphibians. The Espace naturel sensible de la Salette is surrounded by hiking trails; the Way of St. James also passes through the area.

The long-distance hiking trail GR 422 ends in Bellegarde-Poussieu at the Chapelle de la Salette.

Culture and history

The parish church of the Nativity of Our Lady was largely completed in neo-Gothic style in 1886; the steeple was built in 1891. It houses a Baroque tabernacle from the 17th century with carved architectural decorative elements and religious statuettes.

The Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Salette is the former parish church of Bellegarde-Poussieu. It was built on a rock south of the enclosing wall of the castle of the Bellegarde family, whose history can be traced back to the 11th century.

Horse riding

The Club Hippique de Taravas offers riding lessons, courses and training programmes, hacks, trail rides, activities for adults and children, and pony games.

The Club Hippique de Taravas also offers marked routes for children and parents.

The Club Hippique de Taravas has an outdoor riding arena, an indoor riding arena, an eventing course and a lungeing circle.

Wider surroundings

The wider region around Bellegarde-Poussieu is home to the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval monument, the La Tour d'Albon monument, the historic site of Abbaye Notre Dame de Bonnevaux and the Abbaye de Saint-André-le-Bas monastery.

The mountains Mont Monnet, Les Trois Dents, Crêt de Graland and Crêt de Peillouté are also located in the wider region around Bellegarde-Poussieu.

Further destinations: Roussillon En Isere, Montseveroux, Voiron, Cordéac, Serpaize, Villard-Reymond, Séchilienne, Dionay

To the higher-level travel overview: Isere.