Villard-Sur-Bienne: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Villard-sur-Bienne combines an underground world with open pastureland, wooded slopes and a route through the landscape.

When planning a trip, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment in Villard-sur-Bienne.

Nature

The large underground gallery of the Grotte de la Pontoise is 120 m long, 10 to 20 m wide and 8 to 20 m high. Its entrance is secured by a grille gate; facilities include a sturdy metal ladder, an information panel and discreet trail markers. The grotto is particularly suitable for an exploratory tour.

Inside the Grotte de la Pontoise are light clay deposits of glacial origin. Small rivulets have exposed fine layering in places. In rainy weather, the 70 m-high Pissevieille waterfall can also be seen from Villard-sur-Bienne.

The flat terraces around Villard-sur-Bienne between the Bienne gorges and the wooded slopes are characterised by open pastureland with hedges and groups of trees and shrubs.

Cycling route

Le Balcon de la Bienne – 87N descends to Villard-sur-Bienne and then leaves the village in the direction of Morez. The 35.3 km, very difficult mountain-bike loop takes 3.5 hours and includes approximately 975 metres of ascent. It runs above the Bienne gorges, crosses the Joux Devant forest and follows the shore of Lac de l’Abbaye.

Culture and history

In Villard-sur-Bienne, the buildings along the main road are fairly loosely distributed. The railway keeper’s house with level crossing no. 46 on the Andelot–La Cluse railway line in Chavon, Villard-sur-Bienne, was built between 12 November 1909 and 10 August 1912.

The Ancienne Abbaye de Saint-Claude is a monastery in the vicinity of Villard-sur-Bienne. In the wider region around Villard-sur-Bienne are the Crêt à la Dame mountain, the Petit Montrond summit, La Dôle mountain, the Mont Rond summit, Château Grillet castle, and the historic sites of Abbaye de Balerne and Abbaye de Chezery.

More local pages: Nevy-lès-Dole, Chaux-des-Crotenay, Cernon, Lons-Le-Saunier, Chambéria, La Chaumusse, Le Fied, Cuvier (Jura)

For the higher-level travel overview: Jura.