Discover Rillieux-La-Pape

Rillieux-La-Pape offers a range of options for planning your trip: nature trails, Fort de Vancia, outdoor activities and cultural venues. You can plan your stay around whether hiking, history, or cultural institutions and events are your priority. Highlights range from a route with an approximate duration to a venue built specifically for a choreographic centre.

Nature trails and specific destinations

The Ruisseau du Ravin hiking route is 10 kilometres long and takes approximately 3 hours and 10 minutes. Its length and duration make it easier to estimate the time required when planning your day. The La Buissière nature trail is 10.7 kilometres long, 700 metres longer, and leads to the Chapelle de la Buissière and the Canal de Miribel. This makes it possible to compare the routes by length. The Ruisseau du Ravin route also has an approximate time estimate, while La Buissière leads to two specific destinations: a chapel and a canal. If you are choosing based on the time required, the approximate duration of the Ruisseau du Ravin route provides a useful guide. For La Buissière, the named destinations may be the deciding factor.

Fort de Vancia and Vanciaventure

Fort de Vancia was completed in 1878 and is surrounded by a one-kilometre-long ditch. Vanciaventure is located in the former military fort of Rillieux-La-Pape in Vancia, north of Lyon. The adventure park offers ten high ropes courses for children and adults, with increasingly varied levels of difficulty. For children aged four and up, there is also a net course for the youngest visitors and a treasure hunt. This provides a range of activities: high ropes courses with graded levels of difficulty, as well as a net course and treasure hunt for children aged four and up. Guided tours of the fort are organised as part of Heritage Days. If you plan to join a tour, check the latest dates before your trip.

Cultural venues and events

In the Velette district, the Centre Chorégraphique National de Rillieux-la-Pape (CCNR) uses a venue designed and built specifically for its activities. It offers panoramic views over the Lyon metropolitan area valley. The venue combines its special purpose as a home for CCNR activities with views across the valley. For travellers interested in culture, the centre offers a different focus from the hiking trails or the fort.

The Chapelle de la Buissière is an event venue with 80 seats, hosting a range of events and exhibitions. Check the current programme before your visit if you want to plan around a specific date. The La Buissière nature trail also leads to the chapel, giving it a connection both to route planning and to choosing cultural events.

Parc Brosset brings together notable trees and commemorative heritage. Many of the trees have their own name plaques, and the park is also home to the Mémorial de la Paix by artist Yves Henri. As you explore the park, you can take in both the memorial and the individual labelled trees. Rillieux-La-Pape is also home to a museum of medicine, offering another subject to consider when choosing cultural and historical highlights.

For the general travel overview: Rhône.