Territory

Welcome to the "Rahin et Chérimont" territory ! Situated in the "Vosges du Sud" , this valley contains many treasures to discover each day you'll be visiting ! Starting from the famous "Le Corbusier" Chapel, a unique UNESCO place in Haute Saône, to "La Planche des Belles Filles", legendary arrival of "Le Tour de France"...Including hiking trails, biking circuits...Not to mention how close we are to the famous 1000 lakes and the city of Belfort, you'll have every cards in hand to a successful trip!

The "Rahin et Chérimont" territory goes around the old national 19 road (D619) which connects Paris to Switzerland. The "Rahin et Chérimont" community is situated south of the "Vosges du Sud" massif which the "Rahin et Chérimont" valley consitute one of the first foothill. The "Rahin et Chérimont" forest connect to the green territories, a "Haute Saône" specifity.

The "Notre-Dame du Haut" Chapel in Ronchamp, world-famous, has been constructed by Le Corbusier in 1955. It is a UNESCO National Heritage Site, since the 17 of july 2016.

The town who was once a workers' housing estate, traces its past through his exciting Mining Museum "Marcel Maulini" .

A great number of hiking trails are proposed from "Ronchamp" to "La Planche des Belles Filles", all level adapted.

In Champagney, the House of Negritude and Humans Rights , pays tribute to the villagers who, in 1789, wished for slavery's abolition. A strong testimony on different kind of slavery at the time.

The "Rahin et Chérimont" territory, counts no more than 12 000 residents, divided into 9 communes, for which you'll find more informations right below.

Champagney

You'll find many activities ideas in Champagney : The House of Negritude and Humans Rights, hiking trails, Moutain biking labelized base, the "Ballastières" Leisure campsite, the "Bassin de champagney"...

Clairegoutte

This village's creation date back to the 8-9th century, his own existence is notifided by an official document dated from 1256 in which one the pastor of "Clergote" himslef is quoted. Clairegoutte is the first protestant church created in the North of the old Montbéliard county...

Echavanne

This village is situated in the Lizaine valley, on an hilly, wooded, western plateau. We can see some very nice fountains and wash-houses.

Errevet

The Errevet commune is boundary with the Belfort's territory. It is thereby near everything, specially the "Malsaucy presqu'île" in which the "Eurokéennes"(Music Festival) are organised each year.

Frahier-et-Chatebier

A village of 1117 habitans located in a hilly plateau with many lakes et leafy forest, crossed by the "lizaine", a small river whom once gathered a lot a mills. "Frahier-et-Chatebier" is also crossed by the Haute Saône canal, never truly finished. From the Frahier's harbour, you can walk down the sprue (very pleasing place) to join the Champagney's Bassin.

Frédéric Fontaine

Despite the previous existence of some remains of dwellings and an ancien roman path in the Chérimont forest, we can confirm without any mistake that the real village's birth of "Frédéric-Fontaine" is from the 16th century...

Plancher-Bas

"Plancher-Bas" was definitely part of the Lure's land, lordship of Passavant. The Rahin's proximity could explain the ethymologist origin of Plancher-Bas, indeed this name could be taken from the french "planche", small wooden bridge.

Plancher les Mines

"Plancher-les-Mines", located south of the Vosgien Massif, is a village expended all over the high valley of the Rahin. Until the 17th century, it was called "Plancher-Haut" and was part of the village "Plancher-Bas". As it became such an important village, it is now an indepandant commune called "Plancher-les-Mines"...

Ronchamp

Simple village on the XVIII century, it quickly transformed into a dynamic city thanks to charcoal's exploitation starting in 1750. The name "Ronchamp", was once written a different way during the 13th century...