St-Romain Promenade

This walk immerses you in the heart of the listed Jongieux-Marestel winegrowing area. Let yourself be seduced by the surrounding landscapes, particularly from the panoramic site of St-Romain.

Discover the Jongieux vineyard, the most westerly in the Alps. These clay-limestone slopes are ideal for growing and developing vines. Various grape varieties are grown here, and the network of farm tracks and tracks that run through the vineyards helps to maintain the vines and keep the water flowing. Dry-stone walls along the paths help to support the limestone slopes.
Along the way, you'll come across several nuggets, including the Church of Saint-Maurice, with its stained-glass windows recounting key stages in the development of the vine and the history of the region.

Further along, the Chapelle St-Romain site, with its belvedere and observation sights, offers a breathtaking view of the Yenne basin. Built in the 1990s, the chapel features stained glass windows evoking the commune's winegrowing heritage. Picnic tables provide a place to rest and relax.
The walk overlooks the natural Rhône, the river that has shaped the landscape. The banks are a refuge for species such as the European beaver.
Today, the Rhône forms a natural border between the departments of Savoie and Ain.
(We recommend that you take this tour outside the harvest period, to help the grape harvest run smoothly).

[Recommendations for visitors:

• Be sure to stay on the signposted paths.
• Let’s respect protected and classified areas such as the Jongieux–Marestel Vineyard Site.
• Let’s collect and take away our waste.
• Let the flowers grow.
• Respect the winegrowers, producers, and farmers who work all year long in their vineyards and fields.
• Let’s be discreet and keep noise to a minimum.]

Departure point: Jongieux town hall parking lot 290 m
1/ Take the road towards Aimavigne
2/ At the entrance to the hamlet, take the street on the left through the old village center
3/ Follow the yellow signs
4/ At the exit to the hamlet, cross the main road
5/ Continue on the chemin de l'étang and reach the pond.
6/ Continue on the path through the vineyards, then climb through the woods to find the GR and reach the Sr-Romain site with its orientation table.
7/ From the chapel, follow the yellow signposts through the vineyards and the wine-growing hamlet of Jongieux-le-Haut.
8/ In the village center, take the path down to the Jongieux church, crossing the D210 and rejoin the starting point.