With the creation of a train stop in 1947, people from neighbouring areas and the Paris region started to travel the 2km separating the stop from the Fourneaux beach, to take a dip in the Loire. A wooden dance floor was even installed on celebration days. However, as the Loire is a dangerous river, swimming in it was forbidden in the end to avoid drowning, which often happened then.
Today, the site offers a look-out post onto the Loire and the national natural reserve of Saint-Mesmin. The site attracts many joggers and picnicking families. The TER regional train stop is now called “Chaingy-Fourneaux-Plage.”