The best road cycling routes around Coyron

So I finished this superb day in Thoirette, at the Restaurant du Pont. And frankly… what a great idea! 🍽️ A very good meal to close this day as it should be. After spending several hours on the water, the pleasure of sitting down at the table and eating well takes on another dimension!

The Vouglans lake is a reservoir located in France in the department of Jura, in Franche-Comté.

The bridge separates two departments, the Jura and the Ain. "Iron bridge. For several centuries, the Ain was crossed at Thoirette using a ferry, called Christouphe's ferry, named after the commune where the passenger resided. From 1808 to 1811, the riparian communes contributed to building a bridge in place of this ferry. The project had been drawn up by Mr. Cordier, from Orgelet, an engineer then in charge of directing the works for the Simplon road. Various obstacles opposed the execution of this work. It was not until 1829 that an iron bridge was built, which collapsed in 1843. The Ain department has just replaced it with an iron bridge currently open to traffic". Statistique de la France - 1855 - Ministère de l'Agriculture by Imprimerie Impériale in Paris - p53.

Viewpoint with a picnic table in the shade and a nice view of the lake.

The Saut de la Saisse is a waterfall in France located in the Jura massif, at the point where the Ain river flows into the Vouglans reservoir at Pont-de-Poitte and Patornay, between Lons-le-Saunier and Clairvaux-les-Lacs. A "marmite du diable", "marmite de géant" or "marmite glaciaire" in Switzerland (or simply "marmite" or "chaudron") is a more or less cylindrical natural cavity carved into the rock by ancient, generally torrential watercourses, carrying pebbles or gravel, which promotes swirling erosion (a phenomenon called "marmitage").

This fountain was renovated in 2004 by a craftsman from Orgelet, Elias Rodriguez. Now, the water falls into the round basin from a basin adorned with four sculptures: a woman's hand, a man's hand, an oak leaf, and a cascade. "The whole, made of blue marble from Savoy, is very effective and deserves a stop" This fountain was originally located on rue Royale, near a chapel. The location considerably hindered traffic on this narrow street. In 1742, a notarial act indicates that the inhabitants of the village decide to replace the old wooden fountain with a cut stone construction. In an act dated 1770, it is decided to rebuild the fountain, at the current location, a place less detrimental to traffic and more convenient. https://www.leprogres.fr/edition-jura-sud/2020/02/29/la-tour-du-meix-la-fontaine-a-double-vasque https://actu.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/lons-le-saunier_39300/la-tour-du-meix-la-fontaine-fait-peau-neuve_14136706.html

Belvédère du plateau de Bellecin

At the cheese dairy, the evening milk is kept and mixed the next day with the fresh morning milk. It is then poured into the famous cauldron which, as seen in the images, is heated by wood fire. This boiler has, in the case proposed at the head of the article, a capacity of 600 liters. Once the right temperature is reached, the cauldron is removed from the fire for curdling. Then the cutting and stirring are done by hand. And again the cooking. Finally, the cheese is removed from the cauldron using a cloth, encircled and pressed. Once drained and un-ringed, the cheese is placed in the cellar to mature. https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/franche-comte-fromage-fruitiere-chaudron-vingt-dieux-totone