The historic centre of Le Bois-d'Oingt was a fortified town in 1226. The old centre preserves houses with Renaissance windows, doors with ogee arch tops and spiral staircases. Most of the houses there are built from golden-coloured stone.
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Culture
The painter John Mc Grew painted two trompe-l'œil façades in Le Bois-d'Oingt in the 1980s. The John Mc Grew Museum is accessible by prior reservation. The former church is now used as an exhibition and event hall. The Chapelle Saint Roch in the cemetery dates from the 17th century.
The Artothèque du Centre d'Arts Plastiques de Villefranche-sur-Saône, a closed museum, is located near Le Bois-d'Oingt. The ruins of the Abbaye Saint-Martin de Savigny are also located there; the historic site is likewise in this area. The Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette is also located nearby.
Nature
The mountains of La Liouffe, Fourches Voirines, Crêt des Humberts and Crêt Pélerat are located near Le Bois-d'Oingt. The public park of Maison Pichat in Le Bois-d'Oingt can be visited.
Activities
A picnic area called salle hors-sac was opened on the Chemin de la voie du Tacot in 2018. The Rando' Val d'Oingt hike can begin in Le Bois-d'Oingt; the car park at the salle hors sac is given as the starting point. A market takes place on Tuesday mornings and an organic market on Friday afternoons in Le Bois-d'Oingt.
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