At the crossroads

From the village of Domsure, a big loop in the Bresse countryside to meet the hamlets and the river of Solnan.

Located at the north-east end of the department of Ain, the commune of Domsure borders the departments of Saône & Loire and Jura, the meeting point of the 3 regions: Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne and Franche Comté.

It has the particularity to be strongly wooded. This path will offer you pleasant passages through WOODS: Taillis Soldat, Binand wood, Fougemagne wood.... where you will be able to enjoy the scent of lily of the valley in spring.
You will be surprised by the presence of crosses erected at certain crossroads, along a path or a road, sometimes in the middle of the countryside, curiosities that you can find throughout the territory.
Domsure, the township with 11 crosses (?) : mission cross at the cemetery, cross of the Richardière, cross of the hamlet of the Cross, cross of Mailly, cross of Manet, cross of Champ Maillet, cross of the Carrouge, cross of the Villard, mission cross, cross Peyrouse. A particular cross is visible on the ground, on the "paradise" of the church: the CROSS OF SAINT MAURICE. The coffins are placed there on burial days, and the ceremony begins there.
An old belief (forgotten nowadays) located the demon at the crossroads of the roads. A place where, it seems, he enjoyed himself. To keep the evil away from the villages, some crosses, formerly made of wood, today made of stone, were installed at the crossroads.
During your walk, in Crocaly, make a small detour to the vicinity of the river "Solnan" to admire the MOULIN DE LESCHAUX. Built on the river, on the site of an old mill, this turbine mill produced bread flour, flour for cattle and the famous "gaudes" flour (roasted corn flour, the basis of the old food). Operated from 1902 to 1969, it is now a house (private property).