Laval-Le-Prieuré: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Eglise Saint-Sulpice in Laval-le-Prieuré was founded around 1125 by Augustinian Canons Regular from the Abbey of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune in Valais (Switzerland). It has been listed as a Monument historique since 1926.

Renting a holiday apartment in Laval-le-Prieuré can be part of your own travel planning.

Culture and History

The sawmill section of the Moulin Girardot complex was listed as a Monument historique by decree of 3 August 2004. This includes the sawmill building, the drying shed, the loading quay, the railway track, the fixed installations and machinery, and the canal beneath the two buildings.

The Moulin Girardot, a former grain mill and sawmill, also includes a mill site at Les Anvers and Plain du Moulin in Laval-le-Prieuré.

Nature

At the entrance to the Grotte de Sainte-Catherine, visitors are asked to behave calmly and inconspicuously because of the bats found there. The Grotte de Sainte-Catherine in Laval-le-Prieuré is regularly visited by cavers as an introductory cave.

During walks in Laval-le-Prieuré, green woodpeckers and red kites can be observed in the local Natura 2000 area; bats are also mentioned during nighttime walks. The Mur-Mur(es) de pierres hiking trail passes dry-stone walls, including boundary walls and retaining walls with different functions.

The Vallées du Dessoubre, de la Reverotte et du Doubs are designated as a Natura 2000 area.

Geographical Location

In the wider regional area around Laval-le-Prieuré is the Parc Zoologique du Bois du Petit Chateau zoo. The wider regional area also includes the summit of Le Gros Crêt, Mont Chaumont mountain, the summit of Mont Racine, and Mont d’Amin mountain.

Further destinations: Les Alliés, Clerval, Mamirolle, Granges-Narboz, Lavans-Vuillafans, Pontarlier, Ornans, Les Fontenelles

To the higher-level travel overview: Doubs.