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Circled by grass and bedding plants colored from spring to fall, the "Gîte du Charron" is near all services.

Groceries and bakeries, a butcher shop and a drugstore, but also two
banks and a postoffice, all nearby.

Yverdon-les-Bains
In front of the "Neuchâtel" lake.
To discover: the old city, its museum, the castle
Without forgetting the thermal bath!

Lausanne
In from of the Geneva lake.
To discover: the cathedral, the lakefront in Ouchy, the market in the
city center, the expositions
Without forgetting the Olympic museum!

Vallorbe
In the Jura
To discover: the iron museum, the big caves, the sources of the "Orbe"
river, the buffalos and bears park
Without forgetting fishing at the fish breeding center.

Near the France border, the "Franche Comté" region also has lots of
wealth to show.

At the end of the 19th century, "Le charron" (the wheelwright), working with "Le forgeron" (the blacksmith) was building floats to carry materials in the small town of Chavornay. All the tools to build it was there!
Then, step-by-step, communication methods changed and "Le charron" must stop its activities.
In 2005, his specific form workshop drop its tools to welcome you!