A green setting ideal for strolls, the site is made up of two bodies of water, dedicated on the one hand to fishing and also to walkers and sportsmen.
The history of the "Azure lakes"
Originally, there was no body of water and the hilly meadow was crossed by a small stream which has its source upstream from Rue du Lavoir and which is called: L'Arentèle.
In 1912, the owner of the place, Mr. Emmanuel VALLANCE, living in the neighboring house, undertook to dig the valley further, pushing the earth downstream to build a dam. The water held prisoner gave birth to the first pond. Immediately, a leisure center developed: canoeing and swimming in the summer; skating in the winter; fishing where carp abound.
In 1924, a second pond was dug upstream from the first; envisaged as a reserve for the first. Until the war, POINTHAIE was a place of celebrations and open-air cafés.
In 1997, the municipality of Bruyères purchased the entire property. Redevelopment work was undertaken to rehabilitate the whole: cleaning out the ponds, improving the pedestrian areas, discovery trails, building pontoons, and picturesquely modifying the course of the Arentèle.
The oldest say that the ponds of Pointhaie were once called the Lacs d'Azur.
On the sports side...
The Pointhaie site is a haven of peace for walkers. Equipped with picnic tables, pontoons andplaygrounds, this place offers a relaxation area for all the family.
Both ponds are open to the Peach from April to the end of October. Information and fishing regulations at the Town Hall and the Tourist Office.
There’s nothing quite like a Hiking, of about 7 kilometers, provides access to the Pointhaie rocks which overlook the ponds. Climb the hill next to the large pond and climb to the top of the imposing red sandstone rocks to discover a superb panorama of the town of Bruyères and the Vosges mountain range.
The rocks are located precisely at an altitude of 317 meters and measure approximately 15 meters. They are equipped with iron rings to practice climbing.
