Services and excursions nearby
Fontaine, ideally located in the countryside 10 minutes from Besançon, capital of Franche-Comté, has a wide range of local services.
It is the starting point for excursions which allow you to understand the geological phenomena of the Jura.
Means of transport
By train :
- Besançon-Franche-Comté TGV station 23 km away (27 mins),
- Besançon-Viotte train station 12 km away (20 mins),
- Saône train station 5,5 km away (13 mins).
By plane :
Airport Dole 65km away (52mn), Basel-Mulhouse 174Km (1h46) Lyon Saint-Exupéry 217km (2h10) Geneva 173km (2h05)
By car
- Taxi radio Besançon 03.81.88.80.80
- Auto City Besançon 03.81.82.30.00
By bus from Besançon
Fontaine-Beure- Besançon Chamars center : 85 online
►Buses from 6:20 a.m. to 19:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday
►Regular timetables during peak hours and by reservation during off-peak hours
Where to go shopping?
BULLOZ Farm
The Bulloz farm raises its pigs and transforms them in its workshops into charcuterie specialties: ham, terrines, rillettes, Morteau and Montbéliard sausages.
She also offers you her fine and tasty meat!
You can also taste other local products as well as fruits and vegetables from local producers.
Fontain Cheese Dairy
The cows whose bells you can hear in the fields from your house produce quality milk which is transformed into Comté and Morbier.
In addition to these two award-winning cheeses, you will find butter, cream, yogurts and all kinds of local products (rapeseed oil, lentils, eggs)
Gladoux grocery store restaurant
Every morning from 7 a.m., José and Sylvie offer several types of bread and pastries.
All basic necessities are available at the grocery store as well as fruits and vegetables.
Farmers markets
In Pugey, a few minutes from Fontain, around twenty producers offer you, every Saturday morning, poultry, cheese, meat, fruits and vegetables, breads: a friendly place for meetings and exchanges!
Many other markets crisscross Greater Besançon Métropole on other dates
La Fabrique: producer's store
Discover the famous flutes, palm trees and many other products straight from the ovens of Fontain or the five other production sites.
Salty or sweet, all these products share one thing in common, besides their quality, their freshness and their inimitable taste.
Bio world Malouviere
Joseph Climent Street, ZI La Louvière, 25660 Saône
Open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 19 p.m.
The friendly team at Bio Monde, an organic store, offers you local products: direct sales of farm products, food, mini-markets, frozen food sales, greengrocers, delicatessens, cheese shops, cosmetics stores
Supermarkets in Saône
In SAONE, you will find three supermarkets
Super U
Intermarché
Aldi
Where to eat?
You will be able to eat in Fontain and nearby villages : you will find delicious regional cuisine there!
Besancon rfull of restaurants of all kinds for all budgets!
To enable you to choose according to your aspirations and your number, click here on the Besançon Tourisme website : you will be able to taste a variety of dishes, from the most traditional to the most refined.
At noon during the week and Pizzas on Friday evening
Gladoux Restaurant in the village
At Vèze, a neighboring village
The Vèzois
Trépot, village of the cheese museum
Slate
Besançon is full of restaurants of all kinds for all budgets!
Gastronomy and Local Products of Franche-Comté
Fontain County Cheese Dairy
Discover the very famous local production of Comté and other regional products from Franche-Comté, renowned for their quality.
Biscuit factory la Fabrique
Stock up on sweet and savory flutes and biscuits, exported all over the world. And if you are interested in the manufacturing process, don't hesitate, order a guided tour!
End of the Wood Farm
Enjoy hams on the bone, terrines, rillettes and smoked sausages, produced locally by the Bulloz family.
Village Grocery Store
José offers pizzas, daily meals, pastries, breads and other grocery products.
Discovering the Jura Vineyards
The Maison du Fort de Fontain is ideally located for wine lovers and those looking for great wine discoveries. Just a stone's throw from the prestigious Jura vineyards, it offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the heart of an exceptional terroir, where wine-growing traditions and sublime landscapes meet.