Passing through Les Casses in Frangy-en-Bresse

The start is near the town hall and the school, where there is free parking.

A ‘Balades Vertes’ sign lists the three marked routes in Frangy-en-Bresse, including the ‘En passant par les Casses’ route, marked FRA2.

(S/E) From the Place de la Mairie, walk past the school and follow Rue du Bourg.

(1) Note the church on your right and turn left into Traverse du Bourg.

(2) Turn left and continue until you reach^{the first} dirt track on the left, at the hamlet of Curtil Guillet. You are now on a dirt track that winds through meadows where cows are often seen grazing. Pass over Le Teuil and continue until you reach the junction with the Chemin du Haut de Beauvoir.

(3) Turn right onto the Chemin du Haut de Beauvoir.

(4) At the next junction, turn left onto the Route de Clémencey. Continue along this road for 2.5 km until you reach the Route de Saint-Germain-du-Bois (D87). The countryside you pass through alternates between meadows and farmland, dotted with a few pretty Bresse farmhouses.

(5) Turn right onto the Route de Saint-Germain-du-Bois (watch out for traffic). Continue for 300 metres.

(6) Take the Chemin de terre de Curtil Pavot until the next junction on the left. You’ll have a lovely view of the Seille on your right.

(7) At the hamlet of Les Vernes, turn left and continue along the track to the BioGretener farm, which has been based in Frangy-en-Bresse for many years.

(8) Turn right onto the Chemin de l’Abergement and continue along this track until you reach the Route de Saint-Germain-du-Bois (D87).

(9) Cross the road (watch out for traffic) and follow the path opposite. Continue along this path through cultivated fields and meadows until you reach the next tarmac road.

(10) Turn left, continue for 100 metres and turn right onto Chemin du Haut de Beauvoir.

(3) Take the path on the right, which will take you back to the hamlet of Curtil Guillet via the reverse route of the outward journey. Continue to the Traverse du Bourg.

(2) Turn right onto the Traverse du Bourg until you reach Rue du Bourg.

(1) Turn right, walk past the school and head towards the Place de la Mairie (S/E).

Trainers or light walking shoes are sufficient.
The trail is signposted with directional signs (FRA2) and yellow arrow markings.

The trail winds through farmland; depending on the season, you’ll see fields of yellow rapeseed, wheat fields or even maize fields. You’ll also be near Clémencey, close to the River Seille, which offers a lovely view. Two other routes have been created in the commune: the 18.5 km ‘From Fields to Forests’ route (marked FRA3) and the 9.5 km ‘From Clémencey to L’Abergement’ route (marked FRA1).