Revonnas - Brame Chèvre

Just a few minutes from the A40 Bourg-Sud freeway exit and the Bourg-en-Bresse/Pont d'Ain axis, the Journans campsite invites you to relax and unwind. It is located at 192, montée de Saint-Valérien. GPS coordinates: 46.14742, 5.33094Journans lies at the foot of the Revermont Massif, some ten kilometers southeast of Bourg-en-Bresse. Nestled in the greenery in the shade of its tall trees, the municipal campsite offers a breathtaking view of the vineyards, the village and the Bresse plain. The campsite is open from May 1 to September 30: - 31 shaded pitches, bordered by hedges, for caravans, tents, motorhomes and vans (note difficult access for large motorhomes). - 1 sanitary block with showers, WCs, washbasins, laundry and dishwashing bins, washing machine and freezer - electrical boxes (6A plugs), 1 camper van drainage system - 1 picnic table, 1 play area (swings, bowls, table tennis) Dogs and cats are welcome, but barbecues and fires are prohibited. Located on the GR59 linking the Alsace balloon to Savoie, this campsite is the ideal address for nature lovers. It's the starting point for numerous walks. Nearby: the old village, the source of the Reyssouze, the chapel of Saint-Valérien and the many paths winding through gardens, vineyards and forest, linking the surrounding villages in a bucolic way and offering beautiful views. A little further afield: Bourg-en-Bresse, the Bouvent water park, the royal monastery of Brou, the Revermont villages, the Ain gorges, Ambronay abbey, the Cerdon copperworks, the medieval town of Pérouges, the Villars-les-Dombes bird park, the Dombes lake circuit, the Bresse farm circuit, Lake Nantua, Lake Genin, ... and also Lyon, Jura, Lac du Bourget, Lac d'Annecy, .....

This cool, green spot is accessible via a path below the village.The Vallière, which feeds the waterfall, rises in the hamlet of La Grande Fontaine and flows into the Reyssouze after crossing a 30-metre-high rock face. The river receives water from the "Bief de Veau", which originates at the "source des 30 Chiens", under the Côte des Vignes, and from the Tréconnas stream, which originates at the Chantemerle spring. The Vallière has a large, regular flow, and its course used to include three mills spread over almost a kilometer: - The Vallière mill, downstream from the waterfall, existed as early as 1349 and was demolished in 1920. Its stones were used to build the Bouvard cookie factory in the center of Ceyzériat. - Moulin de la Roche, just above the waterfall, which came into operation in 1792. - Moulin des Billets, built in 1836 above the waterfall On the trail of Jehu's Companions... In Les Compagnons de Jéhu, published in 1857, the great writer Alexandre Dumas set an important scene of his novel in a small valley where the Vallière flows, below the church in Ceyzériat. There, in a cave, the writer sets a deadly battle between a regiment of dragoons in Bonaparte's pay and the Compagnons de Jéhu led by their leader Morgan. The Vallière River It rises in the hamlet of Grande Fontaine and flows into the Reyssouze after crossing a 30-metre-high rock barrier: the Vallière waterfall. Pont de la Roche Bridge spanning the top of the Vallière waterfall, and former fortified village gate. This site has been awarded the Espace Naturel Sensible (ENS) label by the Ain department. Real natural and landscaped jewels of the Ain department, sites with the ENS "Espaces Naturels Sensibles" label are managed in such a way as to preserve the biodiversity they host, and are designed to be open to the public (with certain exceptions due to the fragility of the environment).

Journans est situé sur le versant ouest de la chaîne du Revermont. Il présente toujours l’architecture traditionnelle liée aux villages de vignerons revermontois : maisons de pierre, avec perron abritant l'entrée de la cave voûtée.Si la culture de la vigne a aujourd'hui bien diminué, flâner dans les rues pittoresques de Journans permet toutefois de raviver un passé pas si lointain. L'occasion aussi de découvrir la source de la Reyssouze, l'emblématique rivière qui traverse la Bresse. Située au pied d'une pente boisée, la rivière naît d'une source karstique où elle remplit deux bassins avant de traverser un lavoir du XIXe siècle. L'eau, qui coule toute l'année, a donné naissance à une légende : une vieille femme nommée ""Reyssouze"" reçut un jour la visite du Diable. En échange de son âme, il lui promit de prolonger toute sa vie durant, l'acte qu'elle ferait lorsque sonnerait minuit. Pensant pouvoir ainsi s'enrichir facilement, elle voulut faire tomber sur la table les quelques pièces d'or qu'elle possédait au moment opportun, imaginant que l'or s'amoncellerait. Mais alors que les douze coups commençaient à retentir, elle dut assouvir un besoin naturel très pressant. Depuis, la source de la Reyssouze est intarissable ! Sur le haut du village, l’église paroissiale remonte au XVIIe siècle (1659-61) ; elle est placée sous le vocable de Saint-Vincent, patron des vignerons. Puis jugée trop petite, elle est partiellement reconstruite entre 1781 et 1792. Sa façade occidentale est assez sobre.