Meeting the father of Europe

The northernmost commune of the canton, BEAUPONT borders the department of Saône & Loire through its limits with Condal and Varennes Saint-Sauveur.

The Orphanage of Bevey, known as the Foyer Saint Joseph. In 1842, Father Deliance built the chapel of Bevey and then in 1864, an agricultural orphanage : the Foyer Saint Joseph. In the course of time, the orphanage was enlarged and in 1964 it became a Medical-Pedagogical Institute (IMP).

Since 1996, renovation of the premises and change of its destination, the Foyer Saint Joseph will only welcome disabled people. In 2010, an extension of 1,700 m2 allows the reception of thirty aging disabled adults.
aging adults. This new space, inaugurated in January 2012 by Marie-Anne MAUCHAMP, Secretary of State, is named "Robert SCHUMAN" in reference to this illustrious tenant, founder of Europe.

He took refuge there in anonymity and clandestinity, under the occupation, from 1943 to 1945. The farm "de Bévey" is a building of character which has the particularity of having a Saracen chimney probably dating from 1706. The theory is that Saracen fireplaces can only be found in the former Seigneurerie de Bâgé.

The existence of this type of chimney in Bévey, typical of the natural region of Bresse, confirms the thesis that at the end of the 13th century, Bévey was part of the jurisdiction of Bâgé. The mitre-shaped exterior evokes a minaret. Skillfully restored in 1996, the roof and the whole chimney are listed in the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques (private property).

This walk will allow you to immerse yourself in the diversity of the landscapes of Haute Bresse where large agricultural areas, woods, groves, meadows are successively mixed; with the first foothills of the Jura massif "le Revermont" as a backdrop to the east.

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