Walks aroundChampagney LaRochotte 17The Saône toMontbéliard Canal 18La Blanche Pierre 19Rahin ValleyThe Upper Rahin ValleyIn the Ronchamp AreaPlancher-les-Mines:La Goutte <strong>des</strong> Saules 31 :Hiking trail openingonto streams, sourcesand waterfalls.The Country FairMuseum (Musée de lafête foraine) 32displays numerousmodels of merry-gorounds,etc.To discover:Franche-Comtéchurch towers atChampagney 20Clairegoutte 21and Plancher-Bas 28To discover: La Planche <strong>des</strong> BellesFilles 29 Legend has it that in1636, during the Thirty Years War,the women of the valley preferred tothrew themselves into the void ordrown in a pond far below ratherthan to be violated by the Swedishtroops.16C miner’s tools: tapersPlanche <strong>des</strong> Belles FillesTake the Mines du Lauriertrail and explore the minesat Plancher-les-Mines 30in the Upper Rahin Valley.The miner’s toolsThe Negritude and Human Rights Museum (Maisonde la Négritude et <strong>des</strong> Droits de l’Homme) 15at Champagney evokes the slavery of the BlackPeople. The villagers petitioned for the abolitionof slavery in the Register of Grievances of 1789.In addition to the copper and silver seams in theRahin Valley, coal is mostly mined in and aroundRonchamp. The Mining Museum (Marcel MauliniMusée de la Mine) in Ronchamp 23 paystribute to this period: the advent of mining,the awakening of workers’ consciousnessand the development of social legislation.Negritude and Human Rights MuseumThree discovery trail focus on different aspects ofthe mining industry: the pit prop or stanchion and the workers’ housingestate 24 , art and history 25 , mines and the forest 26 .A. 1st iron tool B. 2nd iron tool C. 3rd iron Tool D. 4th iron tool E. WedgeF. Blade G. Blade H. Wooden shaft I. Shaft fitted in 1st toolRonchamp is dominated by the Chapel ofNotre-Dame-du-Haut 27 This uniqueexample of religious architecture wasbuilt by the Swiss architect Le Corbusierin 1955, and has made the town famousthroughout the world.Temple, ClairegoutteBassin de ChampagneyThe Bassin de Champagneyand its dam 16 ,built in 1882 to supplywater to a canal which wasnever completed: the Haute-Saône Canal.To discover: the architectural heritage of the village of Clairegoutte 22 ,with its fountain-washhouses built to bring drinking waterto all parts of the village.4 / 5
Sub-<strong>Vosges</strong> AreaOn display in the Forge-Museum at Étueffont 38 ,furnished exactly as it was in 1910, is the completerange of blacksmith’s tools used by four generationsof the Petitjean family (from 1843 to 1977):the smithy and its tools, bellows, hammer, etc.AnjouteyThe Forge-Museum, ÉtueffontTo discover: The nature trail leading to the high ground aboveÉtueffont 39 provi<strong>des</strong> information on the forest and wetlandenvironments as well as the different landscapes.Take the “Villages in Bloom” route (Route <strong>des</strong> Villages fleuris)and discover Anjoutey and Rougegoutte,national and European prize winners.Étueffont, too, is well worth a visit.Take a stroll through the village ofAnjoutey 33 and explore the natural,industrial and cultural environment thatsprang up along the banks of Madeleine.To see: The old medieval castleof Rougemont. Situated at the end of the crestof a hill known as the “Montagne <strong>des</strong> Boules”, the castlewas built between 1150 and 1200 and many of its remainsare now consolidated. A walk leads to the site 48 .Leisure activities at the Lac du MalsaucyThe castle, RougemontA whole range of sports and outdoor activities may be enjoyedhere: swimming, water sports, mountain biking, mini-golf, open-air cinema, free concerts, etc.The Lac du Malsaucy is also a nature site remarkable for its fauna and flora. Full details are availablefrom the Environment Centre (Maison départementale de l’Environnement): nature afternoons, guided visitson a variety of subjects, exhibitions 45 .Mine with seam, GiromagnyAlong the SavoureuseGiromagny was just a little farming village in theMiddle Ages, but developed with the adventof the mining industry in the 15C. The MiningMuseum (Musée dela Mine) 41 takes us back to the heyday of theRosemont mines and displays documents from archives,models, archaeological remains, tools and ores.Vestiges of the mining era together with variouselements of the forest massif are highlighted in thecourse of the Circuit <strong>des</strong> Minesdu Rosemont 42 . HistoricalTown Circuit (Circuit historiquede la ville) 43: this riverside walk leads throughold Giromagny with its many fountains and wash-houses.A link in thedefensive chainstretching from Belfort to Épinal, the fort of Giromagny44 is now fully restored and open to the public.The <strong>Vosges</strong> sawyers made extensive use of wateras a source of energy. The pit sawmill of Lepuix-Gy 46is a perfect illustration of water power.Fort of GiromagnyDemouge sawmill at Lepuix-GyAnjoutey:The Roseraie(rose garden)du Châtelet:private landscapedandbotanicalgarden34 on theFranche-Comté “Villages inBloom” route (Route <strong>des</strong>Villages fleuris).The church ofChaux 37with itspulpit in carvedwood andmodern stainglass windows.Saint-Benoît Priory 47and its admirable chapel atLepuix-Gy.Auxelles-Haut: The Auxelles-Haut mountain bike trail35 leads to the Planche<strong>des</strong> Belles Filles.36 “Around the Stolle”:this walk, punctuated byinformation panels, stelesand crosses, reminds us ofthe heroism shown by membersof the FrenchResistance at the end of theSecond World War.Étueffont :“Le val <strong>des</strong> anges” 40 :this itinerary climbsthe slopes of the Fayéon its way to thecrest of the PlainBaleroy.6 / 7