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AUVERGNE-RHÔNE ALPES REGION

Departments: Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Métropole de Lyon, Savoie, Haute-Savoie.
Population: 8 million
Prefecture: Lyon
Area: 69,711 km2
Specialities: Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône and Savoie wines, Lyon specialities (quenelles, cervelles de canut, saucisson.), potée auvergnate, Savoyard specialities (raclette, fondue, tartiflettes, diots, crozets), cheeses (beaufort, reblochon, cantal, bleu d'Auvergne, Salers, saint-Nectaire...), green lentil of Le Puy, waters (Evian, Thonon, Volvic) verbena, chartreuse.
Sports clubs: Olympique Lyonnais, AS Saint-Etienne, Clermont Foot 63, Grenoble Foot 38 (football). ASM Clermont, Lyon OU, FC Grenoble, Stade Aurillacois, US Oyonnax (rugby union), ASVEL Villeurbanne (basketball), Chambéry (handball), Brûleurs de loup Grenoble, Pionniers de Chamonix (ice hockey)
Competitions: women's football world cup, ski competitions (critérium de la Première neige in Val d'Isère), Tour de France passes, Critérium du Dauphiné.
Economy: (8e European region) high-tech industries, automotive (Berliet), metallurgy, rubber, plastics, chemicals, electronics, food processing, textiles, digital, banks, universities, administrations, viticulture. tyres (Michelin). Design. New technologies (Inovallée) Winter and summer tourism. 
Festivals: Fête des Lumières in Lyon, Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon, quais du polar in Lyon, biennale du design in Saint-Etienne, classical music festival in La Chaise-Dieu
Tourist sites: old Lyon and Croix-Rousse, Puy-en-Velay cathedral, Lake Annecy, Chambéry castle, winter sports in Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie, Cantal, thermal resorts, Auvergne volcanoes. Caverne du Pont d'Arc. Castle of Grignan. Bastille of Grenoble. Vulcania. Parc des Oiseaux.
Websites and social networks: www.auvergnerhonealpes.fr

HAUTE-SAVOIE (74)

Population: 862,000
Prefecture : Annecy
Sub-prefectures: Bonneville, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Thonon-les-Bains.
Number of municipalities: 279
Area: 4,388 km2
Specialities: AOC/AOP cheeses: Reblochon, Abondance, Tomme, Tome des Bauges, Beaufort, Chevrotin, Emmental of Savoy, Raclette. Savoie AOC wines, Ayze, Royal Seyssel, Roussette de Savoie. Other labels: Berthoud (STG), Savoy appels and pears (IGP). Specialities and traditional dishes: Génépi, Crozets, Tartiflette, perch fillets (lake fish), diots, blueberry pie, Savoyard fondue, potato fritters, honey, bidoyon (artisanal cider), gentian. 
Sports clubs: headquarters of the French ski federation. Football Club Annecy, GFA Rumilly Vallières (football). Thonon Evian Grand Genève Football Club. FCS Rumilly (rugby union). US Annecy Rugby. Black Panthers of Thonon-les-Bains (American football). Annecy CSAV Handball. Annemasse Basket Club. Chamonix Elite Hockey Club "Les Pionniers". Pays du Mont Blanc Hockey Club. Haute-Savoie Nordic Team
Competitions and major events: Kandahar-World Cup Alpine Skiing (Chamonix Mont Blanc Les Houches). Greenweez Maxi-Race (Annecy). Alps Bike Festival (La Clusaz). Mountain Bike World Cup (Les Gets). Climbing World Cup (Chamonix Mont Blanc). Megève international show-jumping. Evian Championship (golf). Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc (Chamonix). Biathlon World Cup (Le Grand Bornand). Telemark World Cup (Samoëns and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains). High'Five Festival (Annecy). Rock the pistes (Portes du Soleil). Critérium du Dauphiné. Ski mountaineering World Cup (Flaine). Grande Odysée Savoie-Mont-Blanc. Tour de l'Avenir. Tour des Pays de Savoie
Heritage: Lake Geneva, Mont Blanc and Aiguille du Midi, Lake Annecy. Castle of the Sires of Bonneville. Castle of Clermont. Plateau des Glières (national necropolis). Montenvers train (Mer de Glace) and Mont Blanc tramway. Castle of Ripaille. Aravis pass. Village of Flottins. Pont des Amours (Annecy). Father Christmas' hamlet. Annecy Castle. Quail Bridge. Basilica of the Visitation. La Tournette. Col de la Forclaz. Abbey of Abondance. Cachat bar of Evian waters. Castles of Allinges. Baroque chapels of St-Gervais. Aulps Abbey. Thermal baths of St-Gervais Interpretation centre of the contraband in the mountains
Festivals: International Animation Film Festival (Annecy). Montjoux festival. Guitare en Scène (Annecy). Nomade Reggae Festival. Rock'n'Poche. Megève International Jazz Festival. Pleins Feux Festival. Village des Flottins. Morzine Harley Days. Musilac Mont-Blanc. Radio Meuh Circus Festival. Mont-Blanc Humour. Paradisio Annecy. Les Grandes Médiévales in Andilly
Main tourist sites: Lake Annecy, Annecy Castle, Mont Blanc and the Sea of Ice, Aravis, winter sports resorts of Chamonix, Saint-Gervais, Megève, Les Gets, Morzine and Avoriaz.
Economy: watchmaking (Cluses), screw-cutting, mechanics (Dassault, Alcatel), agriculture and agri-food (Reblochon milk production, tome, Evian water), mountain tourism, sports industry (Dynastar, Salomon, Mavic). Outdoor Sport Valley Cluster, for the economic development of the outdoor sector. Major facilities (Rochexpo, etc.)
Websites, etc. https://www.hautesavoie.fr/www.haute-savoie-tourisme.org/  / https://fr-fr.facebook.com/hautesavoieledepartementhttps://www.instagram.com/hautesavoieledepartement / https://twitter.com/dep_74 / tiktok.com/@hautesavoiedepartement    

Rich in heritage, extraordinary landscapes, quality agriculture and culinary specialities, Haute-Savoie is an attractive department with an established quality of life. It is thanks to the diversity of its territory that Haute-Savoie is able to make the most of it: mountain landscapes, exceptional lakes, dynamic valleys, etc. From the north to the south of the department, inhabitants and visitors alike benefit from and enjoy a remarkable living environment. 

Haute-Savoie is a true cycling region and since 1947 has provided 21 Tour de France stage towns and 30 of its mountain passes have been ridden by the Tour.

Since 2021, the Haute-Savoie Departmental Council has implemented a genuine policy in favour of cycling. Whether it is in supporting the projects of its 279 communes through the "Savoir rouler" operation set up for schoolchildren or thanks to the hosting of numerous cycling events, Haute-Savoie is fully committed to the practice of cycling.

HAUTE-SAVOIE (74)

Population: 862,000
Prefecture : Annecy
Sub-prefectures: Bonneville, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Thonon-les-Bains.
Number of municipalities: 279
Area: 4,388 km2
Specialities: AOC/AOP cheeses: Reblochon, Abondance, Tomme, Tome des Bauges, Beaufort, Chevrotin, Emmental of Savoy, Raclette. Savoie AOC wines, Ayze, Royal Seyssel, Roussette de Savoie. Other labels: Berthoud (STG), Savoy appels and pears (IGP). Specialities and traditional dishes: Génépi, Crozets, Tartiflette, perch fillets (lake fish), diots, blueberry pie, Savoyard fondue, potato fritters, honey, bidoyon (artisanal cider), gentian. 
Sports clubs: headquarters of the French ski federation. Football Club Annecy, GFA Rumilly Vallières (football). Thonon Evian Grand Genève Football Club. FCS Rumilly (rugby union). US Annecy Rugby. Black Panthers of Thonon-les-Bains (American football). Annecy CSAV Handball. Annemasse Basket Club. Chamonix Elite Hockey Club "Les Pionniers". Pays du Mont Blanc Hockey Club. Haute-Savoie Nordic Team
Competitions and major events: Kandahar-World Cup Alpine Skiing (Chamonix Mont Blanc Les Houches). Greenweez Maxi-Race (Annecy). Alps Bike Festival (La Clusaz). Mountain Bike World Cup (Les Gets). Climbing World Cup (Chamonix Mont Blanc). Megève international show-jumping. Evian Championship (golf). Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc (Chamonix). Biathlon World Cup (Le Grand Bornand). Telemark World Cup (Samoëns and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains). High'Five Festival (Annecy). Rock the pistes (Portes du Soleil). Critérium du Dauphiné. Ski mountaineering World Cup (Flaine). Grande Odysée Savoie-Mont-Blanc. Tour de l'Avenir. Tour des Pays de Savoie
Heritage: Lake Geneva, Mont Blanc and Aiguille du Midi, Lake Annecy. Castle of the Sires of Bonneville. Castle of Clermont. Plateau des Glières (national necropolis). Montenvers train (Mer de Glace) and Mont Blanc tramway. Castle of Ripaille. Aravis pass. Village of Flottins. Pont des Amours (Annecy). Father Christmas' hamlet. Annecy Castle. Quail Bridge. Basilica of the Visitation. La Tournette. Col de la Forclaz. Abbey of Abondance. Cachat bar of Evian waters. Castles of Allinges. Baroque chapels of St-Gervais. Aulps Abbey. Thermal baths of St-Gervais Interpretation centre of the contraband in the mountains
Festivals: International Animation Film Festival (Annecy). Montjoux festival. Guitare en Scène (Annecy). Nomade Reggae Festival. Rock'n'Poche. Megève International Jazz Festival. Pleins Feux Festival. Village des Flottins. Morzine Harley Days. Musilac Mont-Blanc. Radio Meuh Circus Festival. Mont-Blanc Humour. Paradisio Annecy. Les Grandes Médiévales in Andilly
Main tourist sites: Lake Annecy, Annecy Castle, Mont Blanc and the Sea of Ice, Aravis, winter sports resorts of Chamonix, Saint-Gervais, Megève, Les Gets, Morzine and Avoriaz.
Economy: watchmaking (Cluses), screw-cutting, mechanics (Dassault, Alcatel), agriculture and agri-food (Reblochon milk production, tome, Evian water), mountain tourism, sports industry (Dynastar, Salomon, Mavic). Outdoor Sport Valley Cluster, for the economic development of the outdoor sector. Major facilities (Rochexpo, etc.)
Websites, etc. https://www.hautesavoie.fr/www.haute-savoie-tourisme.org/  / https://fr-fr.facebook.com/hautesavoieledepartementhttps://www.instagram.com/hautesavoieledepartement / https://twitter.com/dep_74 / tiktok.com/@hautesavoiedepartement    

Rich in heritage, extraordinary landscapes, quality agriculture and culinary specialities, Haute-Savoie is an attractive department with an established quality of life. It is thanks to the diversity of its territory that Haute-Savoie is able to make the most of it: mountain landscapes, exceptional lakes, dynamic valleys, etc. From the north to the south of the department, inhabitants and visitors alike benefit from and enjoy a remarkable living environment. 

Haute-Savoie is a true cycling region and since 1947 has provided 21 Tour de France stage towns and 30 of its mountain passes have been ridden by the Tour.

Since 2021, the Haute-Savoie Departmental Council has implemented a genuine policy in favour of cycling. Whether it is in supporting the projects of its 279 communes through the "Savoir rouler" operation set up for schoolchildren or thanks to the hosting of numerous cycling events, Haute-Savoie is fully committed to the practice of cycling.

Km 0.2

TANINGES 

The Charterhouse of Mélan (13th century) is now a cultural centre and exhibition centre. Also worth mentioning is the church's carillon.  

Charterhouse of Mélan
Built: 1285
Style: Gothic.
History: the history of Mélan begins with the foundation of a convent decided by the Grand Dauphine, Beatrice de Faucigny, in 1282. The church was to house the remains of her son, John I, heir to the Viennese throne, who died at the age of twenty in a riding accident. After five centuries of presence, the forty nuns and seven priests who officiated at the Carthusian monastery of Mélan were expelled by the revolutionaries in 1793. The Charterhouse then became a college, an orphanage and today a cultural centre.
Characteristics: This is a magnificent testimony to Gothic art in Haute-Savoie. The marquetry floor has been restored and the stained-glass windows received in 2002 are in contemporary style. All that remains of the former Carthusian monastery is the church flanked by two original side chapels, but with 15th century painted decoration, and a 16th century Gothic cloister typical of mountain regions.
Listed as: Historical Monument since 1911.

Km 7.5

CLUSES

Located in the Arve valley, in the largest cluse (valley formed by a river) in the Alps, Cluses is considered the capital of Faucigny. As early as the Middle Ages, there was talk of a bridge over the Arve. The first village was built near this bridge, at the entrance to the cluse, nestled between the mountains and the river. The Old Bridge, built in Roman times and rebuilt in the Middle Ages, is now a listed monument. This bridge was the only one to span the Arve for centuries. In 1720, Claude-Joseph Ballaloud introduced watchmaking to a valley that lived solely on agriculture. Very quickly, the family workshops multiplied and supplied the large firms in Geneva and Switzerland. The acquisition of know-how was accompanied by the creation of the Royal School of Watchmaking in 1848. To meet the needs of the major industrial sectors, watchmakers diversified into the manufacture of small micro-mechanical parts in series. The techniques of screw-cutting were born and have continued to evolve to be recognised worldwide today. Four years after Sallanches, in 1844, the village of Cluses, built of wooden chalets, was completely destroyed by fire. The town was rebuilt by architect François Justin in the Turin style of Piedmont. It was from Cluses that the 2021 Tour de France set off in the direction of Tignes, where Ben O'Connor won solo and Tadej Pogacar crushed the opposition to take the overall lead. Cluses has also twice hosted stage finishes of the Tour de France from the Tarentaise valley. This was the case in 1994, with a stage that started from Moûtiers and won by Piotr Ugrumov and in 2002 for a stage from Aime. Cluses has been more often on the route of the Critérium du Dauphiné, the last time in 2019 for the start of a stage won in Champéry by Dylan van Baarle, but also of the Tour des Pays de Savoie, with prestigious winners, Tao Geoghegan Hart in 2016 and Egan Bernal in 2017.  

Museum of Watchmaking and Screw-cutting
Foundation:
early 20th century.
History: Initiated by the National School of Clockmaking in Cluses, the museum had a dual purpose: to collect old time measuring instruments (the oldest piece dates from the 16th century) and to preserve the memory of local industry.
Characteristics: located today in the Espace Carpano & Pons, a former industrial site, the museum presents a unique collection of models of exhausts manufactured in Cluses. Thematic guided tours, dramatised tours, educational workshops and temporary exhibitions are regularly offered and allow visitors to discover, learn and be amazed.
Special features: this museum also has the distinction of exhibiting the world's smallest bicycle according to the Guinness Book of Records. It is a 13-cm bicycle that works perfectly: the handlebars, the freewheel at the back, the brakes, and the spokes tightened and screwed on like on a real one. It took Paul Jacob, a former student of the Cluses watchmaking school, 36 years of work to achieve this feat, not in terms of sport but in terms of mechanics (from 1900 to 1936).

Km 22.9

BONNEVILLE

Its proximity to the mountains made this sub-prefecture the birthplace of two Olympic champions, Antoine Dénériaz, gold medallist in the downhill in 2006 in Sestrières, and Karine Ruby, snowboarding champion in 1998 in Nagano. A green resort integrated into the Greater Geneva agglomeration, it has an interesting heritage, notably its castle.  

Bonneville Castle
Construction: 1260.
Style: castle
Characteristics: located on a hillock at the foot of the Môle, it is the only surviving example of Savoy military architecture from the Middle Ages in the Savoy region. This vast building corresponds to the regular plan known as the "Savoy square": a quadrilateral with a cylindrical tower at each corner. Only two corner towers remain, linked by an 18-metre curtain wall to the east. On the south wall, a Gothic window with a double pointed arch can be seen, probably corresponding to the castle's ceremonial room.
History: successively a seigneurial residence and then a count's residence, it became the seat of a small lordship after the fire of 1392 which destroyed the dwellings. From the 16th century onwards, the castle was transformed into a prison, which saved it from ruin. It was used as a prison until 1934 and during the Second World War. It has been open to the public since June 2019 for guided tours.
Classification: Historical Monument since 1987.

Km 30.7

LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON

A medieval town, La Roche-sur-Foron is part of the network of the Most Beautiful Detours of France. Its medieval walls, the Plain-Château district, are worth a visit for their 16th and 17th century noble houses, but also for the 12th century Tower of the Counts of Geneva, the last vestige of the castle perched on the rock that gave its name to the town. Château de Saix (private property) and Château de l'Échelle, now a municipal cultural space, complete this walk through the past. The layout of the town centre has changed little over the last thousand years. The last important structural evolution dates from the 19th century, with neoclassical monuments such as the Town Hall, the Grenette and Place de la République, with characteristic arcades that can be found in Turin or in the department in Cluses and Sallanches. Finally, the famous water reservoir which, in 1885, enabled La Roche-sur-Foron to become one of the first towns in Europe to be equipped with public electric lighting is part of the industrial heritage. In 2020, La Roche-sur-Foron hosted a stage of the Tour de France, won by Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski after a breakaway with his team-mate Richard Carapaz.  

Tower of the Counts of Geneva
Construction: 13th century.
Style: medieval.
History: this circular keep is a vestige of the castle of the Counts of Geneva and showed their power. After the Middle Ages, its three floors were used as a prison and then as a quarry. It owes its salvation to an ancestral tradition, the Papegai shooting, as well as to the Capuchins who renovated it as best they could in the 19th century and set up a small summer chapel in the coolness of the rock.
Characteristics: the last vestige of the fortress of the Counts of Geneva, this tower is perched on a block of rock and dominates the banks of the river Foron. It is one of the first circular towers built in Savoy. This new architecture was an important step forward because it eliminated blind spots. Very fine examples of this type of military architecture exist in the area, notably at the castle of Thorens, a few kilometres from La Roche-sur-Foron.
Listed as: Historical Monument since 1944.

Km 39.4

FILLIERE

The merger in 2017 of the communes of Aviernoz, Evires, Les Ollières, Saint-Martin-Bellevue, and Thorens-Glières made Fillière the second largest commune in Haute-Savoie after Annecy. Fillière – from the name of the river that runs through it – has the particularity of being only a provisional name. The communes concerned wanted to call themselves Val-de-Glières, a name rejected by the State. The new commune is served by the Léman Express, the new cross-border train line to be introduced in 2019. Thorens-Glières is the birthplace of Saint François de Sales, who was very popular in Savoy and became the patron saint of journalists.  

Saint François de Sales
An outstanding figure in French Catholicism and in Annecy, Saint François de Sales is also considered to be one of the precursors of the press, which led to his death and beatification as the patron saint of this profession without which the Tour would not exist.  Born in 1567 at the Château de Sales, near Thorens (Haute-Savoie) to a family of rural nobility, François was sent to Paris to study law. At the same time, he took courses in theology. After his degree, he went to Padua where he obtained his doctorate. He was called to the bar in Chambéry, but finally decided to devote himself to his faith in a region disrupted by the struggles between the Calvinists, omnipresent in the Alps, and the Catholic Church. François de Sales renounced all his titles of nobility as well as his mandate as senator of Savoy to devote himself to the reconquest of souls. Charged by the bishop of Geneva, in exile in Annecy, to evangelise the Chablais region, which had been won over by the Reformation, he travelled the territory and had texts printed which he sent to places that were out of reach, distributed them and had them posted. These publications were similar to a newspaper and made Saint-François de Sales the colleague and precursor of Henri Desgrange, Félix Lévitan, Jean-Marie Leblanc or Christian Prudhomme, all of these journalists who became Tour de France directors! To reach the illiterate, François de Sales preached in the towns and villages, in the squares, and his eloquence was such that he succeeded in his mission in two years and spent Christmas 1596 in Thonon. Settled in Annecy, he undertook a thorough reorganisation of his diocese, trained priests, re-established monasteries while carrying out diplomatic missions. He never stopped writing and his influence on the believers of his time was immense. In 1610, with one of his followers, Baroness Jeanne de Chabal, he founded a new congregation, the Order of the Visitation. Exhausted by the energy he expended on his mission, he was struck by apoplexy and died three days after Christmas 1622, at the age of 55.

Km 59.6

ANNECY

  Seventy years after the first Tour finish in Annecy, Alberto Contador won the last of his three stages in 2009 in a time trial around the lake. After visiting these harmonious shores, the course then turned in 2013 to the hills that give the lake its character. The finish in Semnoz brought the first Tour laurels for Nairo Quintana, who reached Paris with the polka dot jersey and in 2nd position overall. As for the first finish in Annecy in 1939, it was won by one of the most French of the Dutch riders, Antoon Van Schendel, whose brother Albert was also a Tour de France rider. Both men were based in Muret, a Tour stage town in 2015, where the family had a farm. In 2018, Annecy was the launchpad for a stage to Le Grand Bornand, which Julian Alaphilippe won. Although the Tour has long shunned the town – half a century between the victory of Rolf Graf in 1959 and that of Alberto Contador in 2009 – the Critérium du Dauphiné has made it one of its obligatory stops, with no less than 22 visits. Annecy is also the birthplace of Jeannie Longo.  

The lake
Lake Annecy is one of the cleanest lakes in the world. A major lake in Haute-Savoie, it is also the second largest lake in France after Lake Bourget in Savoie. A glacial lake dating back 18,000 years, it was formed when the Alpine glaciers melted. Several streams flowing down from the surrounding mountains feed it: the Laudon, the Bornette, the Ire, the Eau morte and the Biolon. The Boubioz, an important spring located under the lake, completes the picture. At the other end, the Thiou, which meanders through the old town of Annecy, serves as a spillway and flows into the Fier, which flows through the Gorges of the  Fier and finally into the Rhône. Every year, at the beginning of August, the Lake Annecy Festival is the scene of the biggest fireworks show in Europe.  

Annecy Castle
Overlooking the town, the castle is the former residence of the Counts of Geneva and the Dukes of Genevois-Nemours, the youngest branch of the House of Savoy, and was built from the 12th to the 16th centuries. The castle was burnt down several times and left abandoned in the 17th century. It was used as a barracks until 1947 before being acquired in 1953 by the city of Annecy, which restored it with the help of the Monuments Historiques. It now houses the Museum of Contemporary and Regional Art of Annecy and, since 1993, the Perrière Tower and Logis also house the Regional Office for Alpine Lakes.

Km 74.2

TALLOIRES-MONTMIN

Talloires-Montmin was born from the merger of the two localities in 2016. The abbey of Talloires is a former priory, founded in the 10th century, which became a royal abbey in 1674. The complex was enlarged in 1681, notably with a hospital and a sick bay. Burnt down during the Revolution, it was partly razed in 1833. In 1902, French physicist Gabriel Lippmann took the first colour photograph in the cloister. Since then, Talloires Abbey has become a four-star hotel-restaurant, hosting artists such as composer Gabriel Fauré and politicians such as Winston Churchill and President Richard Nixon.

Km 82

FORCLAZ PASS

Col de la Forclaz has been ridden four times since 1959 by Tour de France riders. The last rider to lead over the pass was Thomas de Gendt in 2016.

Km 89.9

FAVERGES-SEYTHENEX

The commune has three monuments listed in the inventory of historical monuments. It is its ancient past that is highlighted in the Viuz-Faverges archaeological museum. Located in the village of Viuz, above the ancient vicus of Casuaria, it is managed by the Society of History and Archaeology "Les Amis de Viuz-Faverges" and presents a collection spanning 2,500 years of history. It also preserves the relics of Saint Ruph. The museum also manages the visit of the Romanesque church of Saint Jean-Baptiste, listed in 1926, next to the museum, and its crypt, as well as the tower-dungeon of the castle of Faverges.  

Faverges Castle
Construction: 13th century.
History: a first castle is mentioned at the beginning of the 12th century, which was to stand on the crest of Chambellon, overlooking the present castle. It was then placed under the suzerainty of the Counts of Geneva. In the 13th century, the lordship was held by the Sires of Giez, who sold it to Amadeus V of Savoy in 1293. Faverges then played a strategic role in the conflicts between the House of Savoy and the House of Geneva. In 1571, Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy sold it to Louis Milliet, whose Milliet de Faverges family owned it until the Revolution.
Characteristics: The tower-dungeon, 32-m high, is very representative of the 13th century castral architecture in Savoy. In 2006-2007, it underwent a complete renovation of the walls, the installation of a new interior staircase of 144 steps and the construction of a wooden panoramic gallery allowing a 360° view.
Current use: the castle was bought in the 19th century by the Duport family, who transformed it into a cotton factory and then into a silk factory. In 1902, the site was sold to the Stünzi company, which also worked in the silk industry. In 1980, the town bought the castle to transform it into a social holiday centre until 2017, where it hosts private and professional events.
Listed as: Historical Monument since 1991.

Km 110.9

LES CLEFS

The "Roman bridge", which crosses the Fier, is no more Roman than most bridges so named. It dates from the 15th century and has been a listed monument since 1947. The commune was famous for its châteaux, the châteaux des Clets, also known as Clées or Clefs, medieval fortifications that have disappeared and were located in the commune. Two of them were the centre of the Val des Clets seigneury.

Km 112.1

THÔNES

Between the preserved spaces of the Val Sulens, the sites of the Aravis Massif and the blue waters of Lake Annecy, Thônes is a truly charming village. The gateway to the Aravis, nestled at the foot of the Tournette (2,351 m) and Mont Lachat (2,024 m) massifs, Thônes is situated at an altitude of 650 metres, 10 km from the mountain resorts of La Clusaz, Grand-Bornand and Manigod and 20 km from Lake Annecy. The town spreads out around its typical town centre and its bulbous bell tower characteristic of Savoy baroque art. Strolling through the streets, you will discover colourful facades and arcades dating from the second half of the 15th century. Jean-Jacques Rousseau recalled with emotion his visit to Thônes in 1730 in Les Confessions. The town was also the birthplace of world champion skier Régine Cavagnoud, who tragically died in a training accident in 2001. The Tour de France passed through Thônes on its first major visit to the Alps in 1911.

Km 123.7

CROIX-FRY PASS

Col de la Croix-Fry, named after a cross blessed by François de Sales, has featured five times in the Tour de France, most recently in 2018 when Rudy Molard led the way.

Km 127.9

LA CLUSAZ

La Clusaz comes from the word "cluse", a narrow path between two mountains. It was a particularly poor village. The climate of the region allowed only rustic crops such as barley and rye for bread, oats for animals, flax and hemp for clothes and potatoes for personal consumption. The two main resources were agriculture, with the production of Reblochon cheese, and the exploitation of the forests. The first skiers appeared in 1907. In 1926, the teacher Bertone introduced the children to skiing and created the first Sports Club in the resort. In 1928, the inhabitants created an ice rink and in 1935, the first ski lift was built. The champions of the resort, from Guy Perillat to Edgar Grospiron, Régine Cavagnoud or Vincent Vittoz, have contributed with their talents to the reputation of the village. La Clusaz celebrated 100 years of winter sports in February 2007

Km 132.5

ARAVIS PASS

The pass has been climbed by Tour de France riders 41 times since 1911, the year in which the race tackled the very big passes of the Alps for the first time (the Bayard pass had been included since 1905). Emile Georget was the first rider to reach the top in front in 1911 and Richard Carapaz the last in 2020.

SAVOIE (73)

Population: 439,750
Prefecture: Chambéry
Sub-prefectures: Albertville, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Area: 6,028 km2
Specialities: Raclette, tartiflette, fondue, crozets (square-shaped pasta made from buckwheat flour), diots and pormoniers (pork sausages cooked in white wine), Saint-Genix (brioche with red pralines), Savoy cake, chocolate truffles, bugnes (doughnuts), génépi (mountain plant liqueur), Savoy cheeses (Tome des Bauges, Beaufort.)
Sports clubs: Chambéry Savoie Handball (D1)
Sporting events: World Ski Championships in Courchevel-Méribel 2023. Men's Handball World Championships 2017, World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette in August 2015, Critérium de la Première neige in Val d'Isère and FIS Ski World Cup in Courchevel (annual), Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré (annual, in June).
Main tourist sites: Hautecombe Abbey (on the banks of Lake Bourget), Castle of the Dukes of Savoy (Chambéry), Esseillon barrier forts (Haute Maurienne), Vanoise National Park, Bauges and Chartreuse regional nature parks, Lake Bourget, Lake Aiguebelette, etc.
Festivals: Musilac in Aix-les-Bains, Les Estivales en Savoie in Chambéry, Le Grand Bivouac in Albertville, Les Arcs European Film Festival
Economy: tourism, agri-food, eco-industries, mountain industries, composite materials, information and communication technologies, metalworking
Websites and social networkswww.savoie.fr / https://www.facebook.com/Savoie-Le-D%C3%A9partement-153155071431222/timelinehttps://twitter.com/SavoieDepart

Km 136.9

LA GIETTAZ

  In 1911, for its first foray into the Alps, the riders attacked their first alpine pass, the Aravis, via La Giettaz.

Km 147.7

PRAZ-SUR-ARLY

More famous skiers in Praz-sur-Arly: Patricia and Claudine Emonet, and giant slalom specialist Thomas Fanara.

Km 151.6

MEGEVE

In the canton of Sallanches, Megève is situated on a pass separating Val d'Arly from Val d'Arbon. Its important tourist development dates back to the 1910s when the Rothschild family decided to make it one of their holiday resorts. Their aim was to build a French competitor to the prestigious Swiss resort of Saint-Moritz and to create a resort becoming the symbol of the French art de vivre. Megève was highly coveted from the outset, with the greatest crowned heads having stayed there. Today, Megeve is internationally renowned as one of the most beautiful ski resorts in the world. Megève, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Combloux, La Giettaz, Cordon and Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce form a domain of 162 slopes: the "Evasion Mont Blanc" domain. This area has more than 450 km of slopes with exceptional panoramas and a permanent view of Mont Blanc. Megève is the birthplace of some of the greatest names in French skiing, from Émile Allais, a true legend of the resort who died in 2012 at the age of 100, to the Duvillards (Adrien, Henri), who between them have countless titles and victories. In 2016, Megève hosted a Tour de France time trial won by Chris Froome. Last year, it was Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen who crowned a strong start to the Tour by winning in a suspenseful final. The resort organised two grand départs of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1996 and 2004) and in 1998 Richard Virenque won a stage from Challes-les-Eaux.

Km 155.5

DEMI-QUARTIER

Formerly part of Megève and now a commune in its own right, the locality is best known for its most famous guest, popular French singer Michel Sardou. Demi-Quartier is, along with Taillepied (Manche), the only French commune whose town hall is located in another commune: in this case it is on the church square in Megève.

Km 157.9

COMBLOUX

Stage town for the first time
Municipality of Haute-Savoie (74)
Population: 2,100.
Specialities: fondue, raclette, polenta, croziflette, farcement, péla. Reblochon, tomme from Haute-Savoie. Personalities: Jean-Pierre Raffarin (former Prime Minister, has a residence there), Claude Masse (cartographer).
Sports: skiing, winter sports, canyoning, rafting, hiking.
Events: MB Race (mountain biking), L'Echappée Rando, La Crève-Cœur (cross-country skiing), La Comblorane (running). Loups du volant. Rando des Gourmets.
Economy: tourism. Winter sports (Combloux 360° mont-blanc France).
Festivals: Festival of the Fanfares (Brassbands) of Haute-Savoie. Festival of regional gastronomy and heritage.
Nickname: The Pearl of the Alps (Victor Hugo)
Labels: Ville fleurie (***). Listed tourist resort. Family Plus. Charming village resort. Grand domaine and Montagne douce resort.
Websites / FB / Twitter / Insta: www.mairie-combloux.fr / www.combloux.com

Km 164.2

DOMANCY

Home of the Quechua tents, the town is worth a visit for its church of Saint-André, whose bell is listed. For the Domancy hill, see stage 16.

Die Alpen haben weit mehr zu bieten als nur Skigebiete. Mit malerischen Dörfern, Natur pur und hübschen Uferpromenaden ist diese französische Region ganzjährig eine Reise wert. An der Grenze zur Schweiz bieten Städte wie Annemasse außerdem das perfekte Basislager, um den Genfer See zu erkunden.  
Wer Schnee sucht, kommt hier natürlich auch nicht zu kurz. Schließlich ist hier die Heimat des berühmten Mont Blanc. Zu den beliebten Wintersportorten zählen Morzine und Courchevel, wo eine große Bandbreite unterschiedlicher Wintersportangebote sowie reizende Berghütten und jede Menge Après-Ski locken.  
Die farbenfrohen Orte zwischen den Gipfeln erwachen zum Leben, wenn die Frühlingsblumen in den Fensterkästen blühen und sich das Sonnenlicht auf dem Wasser von Seen und Kanälen spiegelt. Machen Sie eine Bootsfahrt, schwimmen Sie oder probieren Sie Stand-Up-Paddling aus. Sie finden sogar wunderschöne Strände entlang der Ufer.

TOP-Reiseziele in den französischen Alpen:

1. Annemasse
2. Morzine
3. Courchevel
4. Annecy
5. Bourg-en-Bresse

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