In La Rochette, heritage, the weekly market and leisure activities at Lac Saint-Clair offer different ways to shape your stay. The market takes place on a set day each week, while the museum, protected choir stalls and opportunities to stay active appeal to different interests. You can plan your days around a specific cultural theme or the available leisure activities.
Heritage between the church and everyday history
The choir stalls in the Église des Carmes have been classified as protected movable cultural property since 25 February 1952. The Musée Saint-Jean offers a different perspective on cultural history: its permanent exhibition explores everyday life in Savoy from 1850 to 1950.
The Musée Saint-Jean is housed in the surviving choir of the 15th-century church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The choir was restored in 1984. This brings together a historic church interior and an exhibition about a clearly defined period of everyday life. If you are interested in culture, you can treat these as two distinct highlights of your stay: protected furnishings here, and everyday life in Savoy from 1850 to 1950 there.
Market day on Wednesday mornings
The Grand marché hebdomadaire de La Rochette takes place on Wednesday mornings. If the market is of interest to you, this gives you a specific point to plan around during the week. It has been held in the canton for more than 700 years; depending on the season, it features between 80 and 100 exhibitors, including sellers of food and regional products.
The number of exhibitors varies with the season, but the range of offerings combines food with regional products. This gives the market its own appeal alongside the town’s cultural and leisure activities. If you like to organise your trip around specific themes, you can set aside Wednesday morning for the market and plan other activities separately.
Activities and breaks at Lac Saint-Clair
At Lac Saint-Clair, the walking path is accessible to people with reduced mobility and has picnic tables. There is also a free, secure water play area, outdoor fitness equipment and a health trail. Since 2025, the facilities have also included a pump track open to everyone, with routes for all levels.
The facilities appeal to different interests: the walking path and picnic tables offer a different kind of visit from the fitness equipment, health trail and pump track. When planning, you can decide whether you are looking for a path and a place to take a break or would rather focus on exercise. The water play area adds another leisure option by the lake.
The municipal swimming pool
The Valgelon-La Rochette municipal swimming pool has a heated 25-metre pool, a small pool and a paddling pool. The facility also has a snack bar. Unlike the leisure facilities at Lac Saint-Clair, the swimming pool is clearly focused on its different pool areas. The pools vary in size and design: the heated 25-metre pool is joined by the smaller pool and the paddling pool. This offers another option if you would like to include a water-based activity in your stay.
Directions to Atterrissage Valgelon-La Rochette
Atterrissage Valgelon-La Rochette is an FFVL landing site, number 73A008B. Access is via Chemin de la Plaine in the direction of the campsite, near a small lake. These directions provide a specific reference point if the landing site is among your planned destinations.
Discover more destinations: Levassaix, Tresserve, Verrens-Arvey, Montchavin, Arbin, Saint-Franc, Saint-Pierre-D'entremont, Montalbert.
See the regional travel guide: Savoie.
