Orliénas: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Culture and history

The Castrum preserves medieval fortification remains with defensive walls, three round towers and a pointed-arch gate with machicolations. The present-day church of Orliénas was built in the neo-Gothic Cluniac style and preserves two bells from the former church. The Roman aqueduct of the Gier runs through Orliénas for six kilometres; it comes from Taluyers and continues to Soucieu.

The Castrum has QR codes providing information about the site. In Orliénas, 21 crosses are also marked with information boards; QR codes lead to information pages about the respective crosses. The FREESONS festival takes place in the last week of June.

Those who have chosen Orliénas as their destination would like to rent a holiday apartment here.

Nature

The natural habitats of Orliénas include dry meadows, wet meadows, wetlands, wet woodlands and bocage meadows. The landscape areas comprise extensive agricultural land, fruit-growing areas, heathland, forests and bocage landscapes.

The forests along the Casanona are wet woodlands, where oak, hornbeam, chestnut, maple and hawthorn predominate. The visible remains of the Gier aqueduct in Orliénas are currently located on private property and are not accessible.

Trails and orientation

Route No. 7, “Le grand tour”, in Orliénas is 20 km long and has an elevation gain of 322 m. The Gnolus geocaching trail “Jusqu’à la dernière goutte” in Orliénas is accessible to everyone. The routes in the municipality of Orliénas can be displayed on a map, printed and downloaded.

La Fontaine can be reached from the Hôtel des Eaux via the D36E. Access should be undertaken with great caution and leads from the D36E to a small moss-covered bridge, from which you continue about 100 m to the left. The municipality of Orliénas provides routes for mountain biking and hiking.

In the vicinity of Orliénas, there is a small body of water between Orliénas and Taluyers. A footpath circles it in about 30 minutes, and there is a shaded picnic area there.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Rhône.