Drom
Drom
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In the year 640, we read in the archives religious Jura: "It is the last valley in the Jura Parish Drunc. Located in the center of a dry valley, the village must have Drom origins dating between the 4th and 7th century. Etymologically, the name comes from the water: Hydra, "stagnant water". Indeed, for centuries, the occupants of this site have been victims of alternating droughts and floods. No rivers, no springs and wells, but water still present in the depths of its underground karst. And who knows reappear in small geysers and resurgence episodic to create a river that runs through the village and forms a lake in the middle of the valley. Moreover, in the 19th century, an original solution was devised to remedy the disastrous floods: a tunnel to escape to the river valley nearby. Canceled by the war of 1870, the second part of this project was even completed in 1996! All these phenomena are now hydrogeological explained in a short tourist route and teaching: the Karst Trail "The Ways of Water" by local historian, Hector Caillat (teacher of the late 19th century). The church is mentioned from 1184, and the choir was rebuilt in 1475 in the Gothic tradition, his side still a tower, only remnant of the original chapel.
The karst trail "Les Chemins de l'Eau", fun and educational route on hydrogeological phenomena of the valley.
The cheese Drom County and AOC cheese Clon (gastronomic jewel bressane throughout the Middle Ages, fell into oblivion for two centuries and found thanks to the complicity of a historian, a chef and cheesemaker Drom).
Sunday closest to May 1: Exhibition / Exchange trading mechanical ones.
The last Sunday of September and the day before Feast of St. Thyrse.
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| Monday 13 February | Day
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| | Tuesday 14 February | Day
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| | Wednesday 15 February | Day
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 | Gîte du Grand vallon 01100 Apremont Apremont |  | | Gite du grand valley. 3 ears Gite de France Reference: 11010. Spacious cottage on two levels in a small hamlet. Large terrace. 100 m with a field of 1,000 m. A 4 miles from Lake Genin,... | | Located 22 km from Drom | From 280 € to 430 € per week |
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 | Etap Hotel Bourg en Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse |  | | Located just outside Bourg-en-Bresse, Etap Hotel is 2.3 km from the town centre. It offers simple air-conditioned accommodation and a breakfast room with a terrace, just 7 minutes from... | | Located 9.1 km from Drom | Room from 43 € |
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