Hautecourt-Romanèche


Hautecourt-Romanèche is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Hautecourt and Romanèche.
The commune comprises many villages and hamlets including: Challes, Chambod, Hautecourt, Merlot, Perroi, Romaneche, Soiriat and Villette.

Sights

The commune's biggest tourist attraction is the Island of Chambod which also has a camp site. There is also the Donjon de Buenc which used to be an outpost along the Savoy frontier. The village of Hautecourt is also home to a rare type of cave which is only accessed once every seven years so as not to disturb the many species that are indigenous to it.

Sports

The commune also has a football team who regularly play in Hautecourt in their home colours of purple.