Usson-En-Forez: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Ecomusée des Monts du Forez features permanent and temporary exhibitions across around 1,500 square metres. In a reconstructed rectory garden, visitors can discover the characteristics, uses and symbolic significance of various plant species. The garden covers 240 square metres and showcases around 100 plants in eight sections.

Culture

The remains of fortifications from a 13th-century castle can be found in Usson-en-Forez. A distinctive detail can be seen on the outer wall of the Chapelle de Chambriac: there is a cattle head, which is presumed to be connected with the Mithraic cult.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment for a stay in Usson-en-Forez can make a note of this destination.

Activities

Usson-en-Forez has a network of 190 kilometres of trails suitable for hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders. The Chemin de la poix is a signposted trail with information panels that combines the discovery of cultural heritage with a walk. Horseback rides and introductory sessions with horses are also offered in Usson-en-Forez.

The Plan d'eau d'Usson-en-Forez is a fly-fishing reservoir where training sessions and introductory courses are regularly organised. At the same time, it is a designated swimming lake with a children's playground and sports facilities for adults. The permanent orienteering course runs around the Plan d'eau and through the town; it has four levels of difficulty, 56 control points and seven locations to find.

The Espace trail Usson-en-Forez offers four routes of 6, 8, 12 and 20 kilometres. They start at the Plan d'eau and lead through forests and hills. The Association du Chemin de Fer du Haut-Forez Estivareilles-Sembadel operates the railway line and offers a unique way to discover the landscapes, cultural heritage and buildings of Usson-en-Forez.

Landscape

Puy de Loire is located in the area surrounding Usson-en-Forez and is listed there as a mountain.

In the wider region around Usson-en-Forez, Château de Lavieu and Château de Montsupt are listed as ruins, Rocher de Pierre Dure, Pic de Bard and Grande Pierre Basanne as mountains, and Château de Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel and Château de Saint-Victor-sur-Loire as castles.

Other places: Changy, Feurs, Palogneux, Neaux, Les Salles, Saint-Bonnet-Le-Courreau, Saint-Nizier-Sous-Charlieu, Saint-Nizier-De-Fornas

To the main travel overview: Loire.