Pont- in-Royans

Bridge-in-Royans is a common French, located in the department of the Isere and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Geography

The commune is located in the valley of Isere at the doors of the Regional natural park of Vercors.

History

Pont, it is before all tourism but it is also a borough rich in history. Not strategic of entry (since always) towards the high plateaus of the solid mass of Vercors by the splendid ones and narrow throats at the bottom of which runs a tumultuous torrent which, sometimes, is annoyed and become destroying. It by this is perforated that are always made the exchanges with Vercors. Pont,… Its ramparts of which it remains only of rare vestiges " The door of France" for example. They is there that the limits of the borough in old times stopped and if the white stone roofs disappeared, the village and its houses suspended, hung to the rock, does not miss a charm and it is especially what attracts the tourists the summer.

Heraldic

The blazon carries fascé of money and azure of six parts, with the lion of mouths stitching on the whole .

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Pont- in-Royans is a medieval small village of the 16th century, famous for its coloured and suspended houses with side of valley. Its initial architecture is due to a clever adaptation of the village to the environment in order to support its activity of trade of wood.
  • the museum of water proposes to explore water in all its states. A bar with water makes it possible to taste with more than 900 water of the world in bottles.
  • the caves of Choranche make it possible to discover an underground river, single Stalactite S, and Batracien S (of the protée S) survivors of the time of the Dinosaure S.
  • the circus of choranche and the cascade of Gournier.
  • Road of the throats of Bourne between Bridge-in-Royans and Villard-with-Lans, road with corbelling cut in the rock and classified 3 stars in the Guide Michelin.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Isere

External bonds

  • History of Bridge-in-Royans
  • the Site of one impassioned of Vercors and Bridge in Royans
  • Bridge-in-Royans on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Bridge-in-Royans on the site of INSEE
  • Bridge-in-Royans on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Bridge-in-Royans on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Bridge-in-Royans on Mapquest

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