Les Fontenelles: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Hiking and Landscape

In Les Fontenelles, the route to the Puits du Glaçon leads through the village and through a Pré-bois habitat typical of the Jura Mountains, characterised by woodland and pastureland and dependent on human activities for its preservation. The circular hike is 10.5 kilometres long and takes 3 hours. Yellow-and-blue trail markers and directional signs bearing marker no. 7 indicate the route; its starting point can be reached by Mobigo line 206 between Pontarlier and Montbéliard.

The Puits du Glaçon cave is 15 to 25 metres wide, and its ceiling reaches a height of 4 metres. It was named after an icicle that often remained in place throughout the year in the past. The Point de vue des Fontenelles viewpoint offers hikers a view of the northern high range of the Jura; in clear weather, the peaks of the Bernese Alps can be seen.

Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Les Fontenelles can focus their accommodation search on this destination.

Nature

The Tourbière des Creugnots is a sensitive wetland area with a boardwalk that makes it possible to visit the site. The lavogne is unique in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It was restored in 2000, collects rainwater and provides water for livestock. The circular basin has a diameter of 16 metres and is 1.20 metres deep at its centre.

The La Lavogne geocaching trail takes 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Culture and History

The Congregation of the Sisters of the Christian Retreat was founded in 1789 in Les Fontenelles (canton of Le Russey) by Abbé Antoine-Sylvestre Receveur. The motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Christian Retreat is located in Les Fontenelles.

The Chapelle Sainte-Anne was built in 1890 on the heights of Les Fontenelles. Its sacristy incorporates part of a chapel dating from 1480.

Other Routes

The Le Plateau du Russey route passes through Les Fontenelles, as does the Village Haut hiking trail.

Other destination pages: Dung, Émagny, Villars-Sous-Écot, Belleherbe, Geney, Ornans, Foucherans, Arc-Et-Senans.

To the overarching travel overview: Doubs.