Plage de La Chanoie

It is accessible free of charge. Swimming is supervised in summer by a lifeguard. Pontailler-sur-Saône lies on the "Petite Saône": a 159 km-long stretch of the Saône.

Until the end of the 19th century, Pontailler was made up of several islands.

The town's name is said to come from the Latin Pontaliacum: the river that splits into several branches. Today's Vieille Saône was the main branch of the river.