The Musée Départemental des Sapeurs-Pompiers opened in June 1999. Covering more than 6,500 m², it presents 200 years of firefighting history and offers self-guided and guided tours.
Renting a holiday apartment in Gex may be part of the itinerary for travellers interested in firefighting history and historical tours.
The Pôle de loisirs de La Poudrière leisure centre includes a skate park, a multisport court, a pump track, a zip line and two pétanque courts.
Culture and History
The two basins of the Fontaine de l’Horloge are listed as historic monuments. The Fontaine des quatre Goulettes was designed and built in 1746 by the Geneva architect Jean-Louis Bovet; it is listed as a historic monument.
The Parcours historique de Gex is a signposted circular route with around 30 information panels at municipal sites and places of interest. It comprises 35 stops and traces 700 years of history – from medieval town walls to market squares.
At the former Saint-Pierre church in Gex, the square choir with a flat end was typical of church reconstructions in the region in the 13th century. The original parish church of the former Saint-Pierre church in Gex probably dates back to the Middle Ages.
The Fête de l’Oiseau de Gex is organised between the end of May and the beginning of June by the “Chevaliers de l’Oiseau”.
Nature
The capercaillie is still present in the municipal forest area of Gex.
Bus routes 60 and 61 run between Gex/L’Aiglette and Gare Cornavin station in Geneva.
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