mountain pass
Col du Grand Colombier
A fearsome Jura mountain climb with four different approaches, all featuring extreme gradients up to 22% on narrow forest roads popular with cycling purists.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Oyonnax sits on the route: 10 minutes from Arbent, 59km from Lake Annecy.
Oyonnax is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 25,697, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Oyonnax sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Oyonnax to your route.
Oyonnax (French pronunciation: [ɔjɔna] ) is the second most populated commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura. The city is on the river Ange.
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prominence in the plastics industry has earned it the name Plastics Valley.
One of the outstanding achievements of the French Résistance occurred here on 11 November 1943, when the Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura defied the German occupiers to hold an 11 November parade and memorial service in honour of French soldiers from World War I.
The town was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance on 16 June 1947.
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Oyonnax is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 46.2592 latitude, 5.6573 longitude.
Oyonnax has a population of approximately 25,697 people, making it a town in France.
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mountain pass
A fearsome Jura mountain climb with four different approaches, all featuring extreme gradients up to 22% on narrow forest roads popular with cycling purists.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Jura abbey village folded into the junction of three blind valleys, hemmed by 200-metre limestone amphitheatre cliffs, with a 9th-century abbey and a cave-fed waterfall at the valley head.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Walled medieval weavers' town on a hilltop 35 km from Lyon, its cobbled lanes and stone houses so intact that film crews use it as a ready-made Middle Ages set; try the warm galette pérougienne on the main square.
54 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's purest lake, a dazzling turquoise jewel framed by the French Alps and the charming pastel-hued old town of Annecy.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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