Bellegarde and its Region: a vibrant region!

Culture

Associations: coin, stamp, post-card collectors; choirs; harmonic ensemble; theater; etc.
Amenities:
- “Les Variétés” movie theater with 2 air-conditioned theaters. It offers a variety of movies from the Art et Essai association movies promoting French movies to general interest movies, all the big national releases are shown. Refer to the schedule: www.lesvarietes.com
- Jeanne d'Arc theater (250 seats): Again this year the Bellegarde Municipal and Cultural Office made a great effort to bring you moments of joy, happiness, emotion, and hilarity... Everything you need to know about the cultural season: www.theatre-jeanne-darc.com
- The Jean Vilar center, association center and head office of the Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture (Youth Club and Arts Center), offers art exhibitions and themed activities (scientific exhibitions, comic book fair, etc.) throughout the school year.
- The Conservatoire à Rayonnement Communal (CRC) of the Valserine; municipal school of music and drama.
- Social centers, libraries, village halls

Sports

To participate in all sorts of sports, sports amenities are available: an airfield, a water area (lagoon, 25 m/82 ft pool, training pool, sauna, Turkish bath), rowing site, an indoor boules facility, marked mountain biking and hiking trails, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, gymnasiums, motocross circuits, multi-activity sites, stadiums, a skatepark, climbing structure and walls, pétanque fields, etc.
These amenities are used by many associations: flying club and model aircraft making, martial arts (aikido, judo, karate), athletic, car (SUV tours, rallies), rowing, badminton, basketball, boules, boxing, cycling, climbing, fitness, soccer, gymnastic (children and adults, recreation and competition), handball, bike and motocross, body building, swimming, paragliding, pétanque, diving, hiking, rugby, spelunking, downhill and cross-country skiing, tennis, ping-pong, shooting, archery, volleyball, mountain biking, etc.

Would you prefer arts and crafts?

There is a wide range of activities in Bellegarde as well as in the surrounding municipalities: embroidery, sewing, glass engraving, Meccano, patchwork, painting, pottery, sculpting, knitting, etc.

...or charity work?

Again, you can choose: French Red Cross, Restos du Coeur (distribution of food packages and hot meals to the needy), secours populaire (aid for needy children and families), etc.

List of associations