Pont-d'ain

This vault belonged to the castle of the Dukes of Savoie who had established their residence in Pont d' Ain.

Partially destroyed in 1794, it was rebuilt between 1837-1839 by Mgr Deviates which considered to arrange the back of the vault in housing so that the Saint cleaned of Ars can come in retirement on this place that enjoy it.

Located at the top of the hill which dominates Pont d' Ain and separates the valleys from Ain, in the south, and of Suran, in the West, with the place known as " Towards the château".

This peaceful and very pleasant site is accessible on foot, from the old people's home, by a pretty shaded way and, in the car, since the communal way which goes from the cemetery to the bridge of the suran, by the country lane said " Dimensions of the chêne".

A course of hiking is marked out around the vault.

This left vault with the abandonment before to be acquired by the commune of Pont d' Ain in 1973 and restored by the association of the " Friends of Catherinette".

The market is by definition a public place, generally covered, where is held the market.

The market of Pont d'Ain was actually built in 1862 in SAINT LAURENT on the Saone. Dismounted, she transferred in Pont d' Ain, it was inaugurated on September sept12 2003.

The manufacturer was the sior Ausher between 1770 and 1777. At that time the river ran at the bottom of the houses of the old Pont d' Ain, in the place of the gardens and the court of the mill " Convert".                                                                        

The Ain formed three islands then.

This is the arm of the first island which made turn the mill. A large dam was built to keep all the force of Ain in low waters. The torrent-like floods made breaches constantly and required a permanent work. The channel was widened to allow a more important arrival of the water.

This first mill had, three sets of grinding stones:

• To grind wheat
• For rye, the barley, buckwheat or the buckwheat
• The third reserved for the corn whose flour passed to the furnace, is called " gaudes" food day labourer for the lunches and suppers.

The additional church of Pont-D'Ain (the Notre-Dame vault) was damaged by a rising of Ain and the heart of Philibert the Beautiful, preserved in a lead ballot box, carried by the floods. It was the subject of important installations at the XVII century but proved soon too small.

An extraordinary imposition from 1856 to 1897, plus a local subscription made it possible to consider a new construction.

The church of Romance style was blessed on December 24, 1872 and devoted the following year.

The first Notre Dame church of the place of the Composts was built as from 1787, but it was shown not very solid so that in 1845, it was necessary to think of a total rebuilding.