Heatwave in Haute-saône
“Bon bougre que lou fâ, Jeanfoutre que lou dit“ (Good man who does it, incapable of saying it!)
Proverb from Franche-comté
July 2022
It’s Jean-Yves and Axel’s turn to brave the heatwave and embark on the P2P adventure. For this edition, they’ll be immersing themselves in the Franc-Comtois accent, discovering the heritage of Haute-Saône! From Vesoul and Gray to Luxeuil and the Plateaux des Milles Etangs, they’ll have no secrets left.
The two pairs left Dijon at 8am on Monday July 18 and returned on the evening of July 19, hitchhiking only.
Follow the path of the pairs
Our cultural challenges to discover Haute-Saône
- It is 13 metres high and is located in the commune of Servance. But where exactly?
Doue de l’eau waterfall (Servance-Miellin, Ognon waterfall)
- It's a rather special site with chapels, a convent and a pyramid of peace, among other things. Find this place.
The Notre-Dame du Haut chapel is a Catholic chapel built between 1953 and 1955 on the Bourlémont hill in Ronchamp, Haute-Saône.
- He's a radio columnist with a lot of cynism, whose fans tend to be left-wing. From the age of 6, he lived in a village in Haute-Saône. Go to this village.
Guillaume Meurice, the satirical columnist on France Inter, grew up in Jussey. His parents ran a newspaper business there.
- As you wander around Luxeuil-les-Bains, you'll need to find the town's most beautiful town house.
The town of Luxeuil-lès-bains has a remarkable heritage. The tourist office offers a 14-stage heritage trail through the town. You can discover the emblematic monuments of Luxeuil-les-Bains, some of which are among the 17 sites listed as historic monuments.
Here are just a few examples:
- House of Cardinal Jouffroy
- François 1st House
- House of the Bailiff – Hôtel Thiadot
- The Aldermen’s Tower
- This neoclassical medieval castle has suffered many fires... But it has always been renovated! It now houses a museum. Which museum?
Champlitte castle is an 18th-century building in the French commune of Champlitte, in the Haute-Saône region. It currently houses the Musée départemental d’Arts et Traditions populaires.
- The human rights fresco is located in the port of the département.
In Port-sur-Saône city. The human rights fresco, painted in November 1990, is located in the church square.
- To solve this challenge, you'll have to go to a small forest and walk about 500m. You'll find a family-friendly spot with this magnificent spring.
Source du Planey, on the road D148, in Anjeux.
- There's a huge cherry in the département, at the entrance to a village... Find it and find out why it was erected there.
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert is renowned for its gastronomic economy, linked to the cherries used to make Fougerolles kirsch and griottines.
- It is the town's landmark and offers a panoramic view over the Durgeon valley.
The Notre-Dame-de-la-Motte chapel, or simply known as the Motte chapel, is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, built at the top of the Motte hill in the centre of Vesoul, in the Haute-Saône department. It is a historic monument in the town and part of Vesoul’s heritage.
- This Renaissance building features a typically Burgundian roof and Corinthian columns.
The Gray-sur-Saône Town Hall is one of the most prestigious Renaissance buildings in Franche-Comté.
- Along the river Ognon, biscuits and charlottes are the end-of-meal specialities. Go to the village with these two specialities.
The Montbozon biscuit is a speciality pastry from the Haut-Saône village of Montbozon.