Ancient house in Bâgé-le-Châtel, Ain (01))

This ancient house in Rue Ratelet has undergone many transformations throughout the centuries, although its impressiveness is indisputable. The blanched appearance is due to the fact that I took this photo at a withering temperature of well over forty degrees, with the sun pouring its light over the house.

Murals in Bâgé-le-Châtel, Ain (01))

Apparently anonymous murals at the corner of Rue Ratelat and Rue Marsale.

Boîte à Lire in Bâgé-le-Châtel, Ain (01))

This Boîte à lire in Bâgé-le-Châtel (actually called a Cabane à livres) didn't prove fruitful for me in any way,  but I applaud the existence of these wonderful structures, which have introduced me to so many books (and some authors) I'd not heard of. If only these tiny free bookshops could exist elsewhere and spread knowledge without mindless commerce.