Hiking trail: Along the water

A fun, interactive tour: discover sand dunes, prairie birds, freshwater fish... using touch screens. From April 2025, a new app for an immersive visual and audio journey.In the interactive exhibition: a new app for an immersive visual and audio journey! A new Explor'games adventure trail on the Oignons site in Boz! Free admission. Detailed program to come. The interactive exhibition takes you on a playful journey of discovery, immersing you in the region's natural sites through a host of innovative interactive applications, touch-screen terminals and interactive games: fish for fish in our rivers using the interactive floor, hear and observe birds in the Val de Saône floodplain, unravel the mysteries of the Boz peat moor, have fun protecting the Charmes sand dunes, test your knowledge of the water cycle... From age 3, booklet for children. 2 Explor'games complete the outdoor offer. These adventure courses allow you to solve enigmas while discovering the trees around the structure, and to take on challenges on the natural site of the sand dunes at Sermoyer. 4 natural sites within an 8km radius. The Bresse and Val de Saône region boasts some exceptional natural environments, which were awarded the Espaces Naturels Sensibles label by the Ain department in 2014 and 2015. The Maison de l'Eau et de la Nature invites you to discover them through regular and varied activities.

In a beautiful 18th-century mansion, exhibition of fine art collections featuring the pre-impressionist painter Chintreuil, history around General Joubert, hero of the French Revolution, ethnology and a cabinet of curiosities. Temporary exhibitions.Founded in 1866 around a gallery of the illustrious men of Pont-de-Vaux, the Musée Chintreuil is housed in a handsome late 17th-century townhouse. It boasts a fine art collection featuring Antoine Chintreuil's luminous, intimate landscapes, a forerunner of Impressionism, and a room devoted to calligraphy and works by Jacques Le Roux. Finally, there's a cabinet of curiosities, featuring animals and minerals, objects brought back from faraway lands and exotic birds. The museum organizes temporary exhibitions every season. The museum offers a range of activities for children: a workshop for little artists for 6/12 year-olds; a free treasure hunt booklet for curious 4-7 year-olds; and a fun way to discover the museum for 8-12 year-olds. Game booklet for children (readers and non-readers), escape game for teens and audio guides on reservation.

Dominated by callune, mullein and birch, with peat bogs and ponds. A refuge for highly specific flora and fauna: amphibians, great crested newts and tree frogs. A signposted discovery trail leads around it.After the last ice age, the water remained in a kind of basin, allowing the formation of this 17-hectare environment. The Oignons peat moor in Boz is similar to an acidic peat bog, an original environment in the region and at this altitude of 200 meters. Dominated by callune, mullein and birch, it comprises a peat bog and pools. This environment is a refuge for a highly specific fauna and flora: amphibians are right at home here, and some species are protected, such as the great crested newt and the tree frog. Notable species observed: Flora: flooded lycopod (protected), round-leaved sundew (protected), marsh chickweed (protected), white rhynchophore (protected)... Fauna: mountain avens, green tree frog (protected), natterjack toad (protected) and stump lizard (protected). A discovery trail is available for all! The Oignons peat moor was awarded the "ENS" label by the Département de l'Ain in 2015. True natural and landscaped jewels of the Ain department, sites awarded the ENS "Espaces naturels sensibles" label are managed in such a way as to preserve the biodiversity they host, and developed for opening to the public (barring exceptions due to the fragility of the environments).