Vif: Dieses Städtchen im Département Isère ist von einer atemberaubenden Berglandschaft umgeben. Vif ist ideal für Naturliebhaber:innen und bietet großartige Wanderwege und eine ruhige Atmosphäre, um sich nach einem Tag an der Rennstrecke zu entspannen. Besuche das Champollion-Museum, das die Verbindung der Stadt mit dem Entschlüssler des Steins von Rosette feiert und somit für Geschichtsfans ein Muss ist.
Courchevel: Courchevel erwacht während der Tour zum Leben und zieht Fans nicht nur wegen seiner erstklassigen Skipisten, sondern auch wegen seiner lebhaften alpinen Atmosphäre an. Erlebe atemberaubende Ausblicke auf die Berge und genieße die charmanten Après-Ski-Spots, die nach dem Anfeuern der Radsportler:innen eine Mischung aus Entspannung und Spaß bieten. Erkunde die gehobenen Boutiquen und Gourmet-Restaurants, die sich perfekt für deine Erholung mit Stil eignen
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
Surface 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 lentils 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), ASVEL Villeurbanne (basketball), Chambéry (handball), Brûleurs de loup Grenoble, Pionniers de Chamonix (ice hockey).
Competitions: women's football world cup, ski competitions (Première neige criterium in Val d'Isère), Tour de France mountain passes, Critérium du Dauphiné.
Economy: 8the European region, high-tech industries, automotive (Berliet), metallurgy, rubber, plastics, chemicals, electronics, agri-food, textiles, digital, banks, universities, administration, wine-growing. 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 / La Chaise-Dieu classical music festival.
Tourist attractions: Old Lyon and Croix-Rousse, Le Puy-en-Velay cathedral, Lake Annecy, Chambéry castle, winter sports in Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie, Cantal, spa resorts, Auvergne volcanoes. Caverne du Pont d'Arc. Château de Grignan. Grenoble Bastille. Vulcania. Parc des Oiseaux.
Website: www.auvergnerhonealpes.fr
ISÈRE (38)
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Population: 1,264,979 (15.7% of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Prefecture: Grenoble
Sub-prefectures: Vienne, La Tour du Pin
Number of communes: 521
Surface area: 7,431 Km² (11pc of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Specialities: Grenoble walnuts (AOC), St Marcellin (IGP cheese), Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage (AOP cheese), ravioles, Chartreuse liqueur, Bonnat chocolates, antésite, wines: Coteaux du Grésivaudan, Balmes Dauphinoises, Collines Rhodaniennes (IGP wines), Vitis Vienna (Vienne wines), Vercors trout, mountain meats (beef, lamb), gratin dauphinois, brioche de Bourgoin, murçon (charcuterie)...
Sports clubs: FC Grenoble (rugby), Brûleurs de loups (ice hockey), GF38 (football), CSBJ (rugby), Les bruleurs, Ours de Villard (hockey), Rugby Sassenage Isère (women's rugby).
Competitions: La Foulée blanche in Autrans, Ut4M (Ultra tour des 4 massifs), Trail des passerelles du Monteynard, Echappée belle (Ultra traversée de Belledonne), EuroNordicWalk Vercors, Grand Duc-trail de Chartreuse, La Marmotte in Alpe d'Huez (gran fondo)
Festivals: Coupe Icare in St Hilaire du Touvet / Alpe d'Huez Film Festival(comedy film festival in Isère) / Berlioz Festival in la Côte Saint-André / Jazz à Vienne, Autrans Mountain Film Festival/ Vélo Vert Festival in Villard de Lans / Tomorrowland in l'Alpe d'Huez.
Economy: Industry, electronics, digital, micro and nanoelectronics, IT, research, health, hydroelectricity, chemicals and the environment, energy, spa treatments, tourism
Main tourist attractions: Grande Chartreuse monastery, Perret Tower, Fort de la Bastille and Grenoble Bubbles, Fort Barraux, Pont-en-Royans hanging houses, Lake Monteynard with its Himalayan footbridges, Mont Aiguille (cradle of mountaineering), the medieval towns of Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye and Crémieux, Vizille castle (cradle of the French Revolution), La Mure miniature train...
Websites and social networks: www.alpesishere.com / www.cyclo-alpes.com / www.isere.fr
Isère is France's 2nd largest département in terms of altitude (3,954 m). Here, the altitude range is between 134 m and 4,088 m (Pic Lory). With its varied landscapes, from the peaks of the Ecrins to the banks of the Rhône, nature is everywhere in Isère: - 3 nature parks (Vercors, Chartreuse and Écrins) and the largest nature reserve in France (Haut Plateaux du Vercors). - 150 sensitive natural areas, including 19 outstanding departmental nature reserves - numerous lakes (Paladru, Laffrey, Monteynard and its Himalayan footbridges) and other, steeper lakes, such as Lac Achard, Lac du Crozet, Lac Blanc, etc. - high altitude resorts (l'Alpe d'Huez, les 2 Alpes, les 7 Laux, Chamrousse...) and mid-range mountain resorts.
The cultural heritage is just as rich: the Grenoble Bastille and its bubbles, the Château de Vizille, the Grande Chartreuse monastery, Vienne and its ancient theatre, Saint Antoine l'Abbaye... these are just some of the emblematic sites in Isère, along with 70 museums, including 11 free departmental museums! One of these is the Champollion Museum in Vif. Housed in the Champollion family estate, it presents the life and work of the famous Egyptologist, as well as a temporary exhibition this summer entitled "Curious Mummies". Tourism in Isère, of course, but also sport, outdoor sport in particular: the surrounding mountains offer an extraordinary playground for cycling (on roads and mountain bike trails), climbing or trails such as the Echappée belle ultra trail in August. In winter, ski events take over, including the Foulée blanche and the Belle étoile. There are also more than 2,000 gourmet products available under the "Nos produits IS HERE" brand, all produced by Isère farmers and guaranteed to be locally sourced, ethically and responsibly.
Km 4.5
Km 4.5: Jarrie (Pop: 3,930)
A parish in the former royal province of Dauphiné during the Ancien Régime, Jarrie became part of the Isère region when the departments were created. It was the seat of the Sud Grenoblois community of communes between 2003 and 2013, before joining the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole community in 2014. Thanks to the presence on its soil of the chemical industrial sites Arkema and Framatome, Jarrie grew considerably in the 20th century and today is a small town on the outskirts of Grenoble. The town hall is housed in the former Clos Jouvin, the property of a wealthy family of glove-makers from Grenoble, where a chemical museum has been set up, bearing witness to the importance of this industry in the town's history.
Château de Bon Repos
Construction: 15th century.
Style: medieval.
History: Château de Bon Repos was built around 1470 by Guillaume Armuet. It passed to the Auberjon de Murinais family between 1673 and 1811, then to the Costa de Beauregard family. In the 19th century, it changed owners several times before finally coming into the possession of the glove maker Jules Jouvin in 1874. The deterioration of the château accelerated when the roof fell in 1917. It was bought by the commune of Jarrie in 1976. The Château de Bon Repos Association was set up in 1978 to restore the château, organise events and pursue other aims.
Current use: it now welcomes many visitors and all kinds of shows, both outdoors and indoors in the cellars. The outside of the château is open to the public at all times, while the inside is open to the public on the third Sunday of each month.
Trivia: in 2018, the Château de Bon Repos benefited from the Heritage Lottery, with a view to restoring the roof and windows on the main building.
Listed as: Historical Monument in 1986.
Km 6.7
Km 6.7: Vizille (pop. 7,700)
An ancient oppidum that resisted the Romans, the town was given its first castle in the early Middle Ages by the Counts of Grésivaudan, but the population also depended on the bishops of Grenoble, against whom it rose in rebellion in 1378. On 21 July 1788, following the "Journée des Tuiles" (Tiles Day) on 7 June, a group of notables from the Grenoble region organised the Vizille Assembly, bringing together 50 priests, 165 nobles and 276 representatives of the Third Estate. The assembly called for the Estates-General to be convened and for them to vote by head. In 1815, it was again in Vizille that Napoleon, on his return from Elba, convinced the royalist troops to join him during the Hundred Days. In the meantime, the textile and metal industries have made the town prosper, with factories benefiting from abundant, high-quality water (hydroelectric power), while in the 20th century the château became a holiday residence for the Presidents of the Republic. Thierry Claveyrolat, best climber in the 1990 Tour de France, was nicknamed the "Eagle of Vizille". Winner of two stages of the Tour, he took his own life in the nearby village of Notre-Dame-de-Mésage.
Château de Vizille and Museum of the French Revolution
Foundation: built in the 15th century.
History: it was the former château of François de Bonne (1543-1626), Duke of Lesdiguières, comrade-in-arms of the King of France, Henry IV, governor of the Delphine province and last Constable of France... and much later, residence of the Presidents of the French Republic before being sold to the Departmental Council of Isère in 1973. At the end of the 18th century, Claude Périer bought it and set up a fabric printing factory. On 21 July 1788, the Assembly of the three orders of the province (meeting of the Estates General of the Dauphiné), which had been banned from meeting in Grenoble, met in his Salle de Jeu de Paume (Tennis Court Hall). Its deliberations were to play a decisive role in sparking the events of 1789. Until 1895, it was the propertý of the Périers, then passed from hand to hand, ending up in the hands of the State in 1924.
Current purpose: in 1983, in preparation for the bicentenary celebrations, the Museum of the French Revolution was set up in several rooms of the château. It houses collections of works of art, decorative arts and historical objects. A documentation centre and library provide access to a rich collection of some twenty thousand works.
Special features: the grounds of the Vizille Departmental Estate are the leading tourist destination in Isère. Covering around a hundred hectares, designed in the 19th century, it was listed as a historical monument on 23 August 1991, along with the animal park and the bee museum.
Listed as: Historical Monument in 1962 (castle) and 1991 (mill).
Km 19.9
Km 19.9: Livet-et-Gayet (Pop: 2,100)
Livet-et-Gayet's industrial past has left its mark on the town, as evidenced by the Vernes power station, built in 1917 by Charles-Albert Keller, the only power station in France to be listed as a Historic Monument. Today, Livet-et-Gavet is reconverting to reconcile hydroelectric production and green tourism.
Romanche-Gavet dam
Foundation: built in the 21st century (October 2020).
Characteristics: mobile dam with flap gates. The Gavet power station, which is largely underground, occupies two vast artificial cavities cut into the rock of the Belledonne mountain range: one 70 m long, 25 m wide and 36 m high, housing the hydraulic equipment. It is equipped with two Francis turbines with a capacity of 97 MW. Completed in 2020, the dam replaces several plants built in cascade on the Romanche at the beginning of the 20th century.
Trivia: The dam is equipped with a fish ladder comprising 24 successive basins, enabling fish to climb the 6.3 metre difference in level of the structure. It restores fish continuity in the river.
Oisans Maquis Memorial On 22 June 1940, the French government signed the armistice. On 30 November 1942, the whole of France was occupied ... The introduction of the Obligatory Labour Service (STO) prompted many young people to go underground. The Resistance in the Alps was organised, and the Vercors (in December 1942), Chartreuse, Grésivaudan and Oisans maquis emerged in Isère. The latter, including Grenoble, was formed in early 1944. It comprised 1,526 male and female volunteers (divided into 5 mobile groups) under the command of Captain Lanvin. The German army, fearing that the Allies would soon land in Provence, considered withdrawing to Italy. An elite troop of Alpine hunters from the 157thBavarian Alpenjager Alpine Division arrived as reinforcements in Oisans, where the roads had become strategic. The Oisans maquis seemed quite helpless in the face of this well-trained army. Lanvin turned the situation around by turning his group's weaknesses into an advantage... putting guerrilla tactics into practice. On 14 August 1944, the fighting was fierce, and it was to be one of the rare victories of a French maquis against the Germans. As the Americans approached, the Germans began to withdraw towards Grenoble. Surrounded at Vizille, they surrendered to the Oisans maquis. At the same time, the Grenoble Resistance was ordered to liberate Grenoble. They did so on the morning of 22 August.
Km 32.5
Km 32.5: Bourg-d'Oisans (Pop: 3,500)
Once situated on the shores of a vanished lake, this town is known to Tour fans as the starting point for the climb to Alpe d'Huez. Renowned for its slate, minerals and peddlers, it is an Alpine resort from which former slalom champion Fabienne Serrat and former Olympic snowboarding champion Isabelle Blanc hail. Le Bourg-d'Oisans has hosted the Tour de France twenty times, with nineteen starts and only one finish (1966). In 2018, the peloton set off from the town towards Valence, where Peter Sagan won. Because of its location, Bourg d'Oisans is also the starting point for many Gran Fondo events, some of which are among the most popular in the world.
Écrins National Park The Écrins National Park (91,800 ha), created in 1973, stretches between the towns of Gap (12 km as the crow flies), Briançon (13 km) and Grenoble (23 km). It is bounded by the valleys of the Romanche, Guisane, Durance and Drac rivers. It was in Oisans that the park project was born in 1913 with the purchase by the State of 4,000 hectares of mountain above Saint-Christophe-d'Oisans. The Écrins National Park is one of France's ten national parks and has been designated a European High Mountain Park by the Council of Europe.
Km 33.5
Km 33.5: Allemond (Pop: 1,000)
The village was once home to a royal foundry that used ore extracted from local mines (notably silver). In the 1970s, the Grand-Maison dam brought new prosperity to the village. At the hamlet of Rivier (km 59), there is a museum dedicated to the ibex and the crash over the village of the plane of Field Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, the highest-ranking Allied officer killed in the Second World War.
Km 39.6
Km 39.6: Verney Dam
The Verney dam was originally built and operated by the Société hydroélectrique de l'Eau d'Olle, founded in Lancey in 1907 by Maurice Bergès, son of Aristide Bergès, mayor of Villard-Bonnot. The dam, with a capacity of over 16,000 bhp, was responsible for the construction in 1909 of the first 60,000-volt high-voltage line between Grenoble and Saint-Chamond, one of the country's first major electrical installations.
Km 55.8
Km 55.8: Vaujany (Pop: 350)
Grand-Maison dam and lake
Location: French rockfill dam (with earth core), located between the Belledonne and Grandes Rousses massifs (Isère).
Altitude: 1,698 m (theoretical maximum height of the reservoir).
Construction: built in the 20th century.
History: construction work began in 1978 (completed in 1985) and commissioning took place in 1988.
Characteristics: with a volume of 12,900,000 m3, the dam closes off the Eau d'Olle valley over a length of 560 m. It is 160 m high above the foundations and 650 m thick at the base, of which 100 m is the watertight core. Reservoir capacity: 140 million m3 of water.
SAVOIE (73)
Region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Population: 442,500
Surface area: 6,028 km²
Number of cantons: 19
Number of communes: 273
Prefecture: Chambéry (59,629 inhabitants)
Sub-prefectures: Albertville, St-Jean-de-Maurienne
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), Savoie cheeses (Tome des Bauges, Beaufort).
Sport: Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Handball (D1), AG2R-Citroën team (cycling), Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket (ProB).
Events: Alpine World Ski Championships Courchevel-Méribel 2023, Mountain Bike World Championships-Les Gets, August 2022. Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics, 2030 Winter Olympics.
Heritage: Hautecombe abbey (on the banks of Lake Bourget), Dukes of Savoy Castle (Chameéry), Esseillon barrier forts (Haute Maurienne), Vanoise national park, Bauges and Chartreuse regional nature parks, Lake Bourget, Lake Aiguebelette, etc.
Economy: tourism, agri-food, eco-industries, mountain industries, composite materials, information and communication technologies, metalworking, etc.
Culture: Musilac in Aix-les-Bains, Les Estivales en Savoie in Chambéry, Le Grand Bivouac in Albertville, Les Arcs European Film Festival, etc.
Websites and social networks: www.savoie.fr / https://www.facebook.com/SavoieDepartement/ / https://twitter.com/SavoieDepart / https://www.savoie-mont-blanc.com/ / https://www.facebook.com/savoiemontblancFR/@savoiemontblancFR / https://twitter.com/SavoieMontBlanc / @SavoieMontBlanc #SavoieMontBlanc / https://www.pinterest.fr/savoiemontblanc/ / https://www.instagram.com/savoiemontblanc/ / https://www.youtube.com/user/SavoieMontBlanc
Km 62.3
Km 62.3: Glandon pass (1,924 m)
It links the Romanche and Maurienne valleys. It is next to Col de la Croix-de-Fer, to which it has been linked since 1912. The Col du Glandon has been ridden a total of 15 times by the Tour de France. The north side is rated as hors-category and the south side as 1st category, with the exception of the 2013 and 2015 editions, when it was also rated hors-category. The last rider to lead the way in 2015 was Romain Bardet, immediately before raising his arms for the first time in the Tour, at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The Glandon also featured on the route of the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift during the Alpe d'Huez 2024 stage: Austrian Valentina Cavallar was first at the top.
Km 70.2
Km 70.2: Saint-Colomban-les-Villards (Pop: 190)
These are the two villages in the Villards Valley: Saint-Colomban and Saint-Alban des Villards. Ideally situated in winter, the Vallée des Vilards is the first gateway to Les Sybelles, one of France's great ski areas with 310 km of pistes.
Km 81.1
Km 81.1: Saint-Etienne-de-Cuines (Pop: 1,250)
A large village at the entrance to the beautiful Villards valley and its Glandon pass, Saint-Etienne-de-Cuines has had an eventful past with the powerful Cuines family. Mainly agricultural and pastoral, the village experienced exceptional economic growth from 1884, when a mill was converted into the internationally renowned La Lune pasta factory. The Bozon-Verduraz factory employed up to seven hundred workers. On the higher ground, the small castle known as Maison forte of Gruyère and Maison forte of Le Châtelet are reminders of the former power of Saint-Étienne.
Châtelet Castle
Construction: 15th century.
History: in 1488, this grand residence belonged to Guillaume de Montmayeur, butler to the Count of La Chambre, and passed to Louis de Mareschal-Luciane, who married his daughter Laurence. Their heir was Antoine, allied to the bastard of Gruyère, their neighbour. The châtelet passed through inheritance or sale to various noble families in the region. After the 1914-1918 war, it belonged to a quarry operator, before being acquired by the commune and converted into a holiday camp before being sold. The building dominates the village, above the church
Km 84.8
Km 84.8: La Chambre (Pop: 1,150)
With a population of 1,200, this small town is the administrative centre of a canton offering a wide range of activities. It is located on the route of the famous Madeleine and Glandon mountain passes, close to winter and summer sports resorts. Over the years, the town has successfully developed a harmonious mix of commerce, industry (the ARKEMA petrochemical plant) and agriculture, while at the same time offering a very pleasant living environment thanks to its flower beds, which were awarded a First Flower in the "Villes et Villages fleuris" (Towns and Villages in Bloom) competition in 2014.
Km 96.5
Km 96.5: Saint-François-Longchamp (Pop: 460)
The Maurienne's leading ski resort boasts magnificent mountain scenery, including superb views from Col de la Madeleine (2,000 m) of Mont Blanc to the Ecrins and, at Saint-François-Longchamp 1450, the Cheminées des Fées (fairy chimneys), a rare natural erosion phenomenon in this region. These wide-open spaces give you a deep sense of freedom and oxygenation. Snow sports enthusiasts will be delighted by the sheer size and variety of the ski area.
Km 104.6
Km 104.6: Col de la Madeleine
At an altitude of 2,000 metres, the Col de la Madeleine links the Tarentaise valley to the Maurienne. Rated as a non-category climb, it is a classic of the Tour de France, which has climbed it 26 times since 1969. Lucien Van Impe and Richard Virenque have both led at the summit on three occasions, which sums up the difficulty of the climb. The last time the Tour climbed it, in 2018, it was Julian Alaphilippe, then in the hunt for the polka-dot jersey, who came out on top.
Km 113.7
Km 113.7: La Léchère (Pop: 1,820)
In the heart of the valleys, close to the old village of Aigueblanche, the spa town of La Léchère, founded in the early twentieth century, offers cures and fitness programmes. It is ideally located just 15km from Valmorel, Doucy-Combelouvière and Naves, and close to all the major ski resorts in the Tarentaise. The commune was formed in 1972 from the merger of the villages of Notre-Dame-de-Briançon, Pussy, Celliers, Petit Coeur, Doucy and Naves, and was first settled in Roman times, before prospering in the Middle Ages thanks to the castle of Notre-Dame-de-Briançon, from which the Lords of Briançon controlled one of the busiest valleys in the Alps. In the mid-19th century, the chemical industry developed until the fortuitous discovery, in 1869, of the waters for which the Thermes de la Léchère are now renowned. In 1992, La Léchère hosted the press centre for the Albertville Olympic Games. The Games provided the town with the facilities that have made it a popular spa and sports destination.
Km 133.6
Km 133.6: Grand-Aigueblanche (Pop: 3,800)
This commune is the result of the merger of Aigueblanche, Le Bois and Saint-Oyen in 2019. Aigueblanche takes its name from the turbulent waters of the Morel, now channelled into a beautiful waterfall. Today, the Morel is a peaceful mountain stream, one of the wonders of the Alps, according to connoisseurs. Yet for centuries, it was one of the most formidable torrents in Savoie. Men had to deploy ardour and ingenuity to protect themselves from the ravages of this torrent. A colossal structure 1 km long was needed to contain it. Today, a footpath has been laid out. Its architectural heritage includes two former fortified houses, the 13th-century Aigueblanche manor house in the centre of the village and the 14th-century Bellecombe fortified house on the road to Moûtiers. There's also the beautiful baroque church of Saint-Martin de Villargerel.
Church of Saint-Martin de Villargerel
Construction: 17th century.
Style: Baroque.
History: built from 1682 by a master mason, Jean Meilleur, to plans by architect Nicolas Deschamps, the church has a central "Greek cross" plan. Three polygonal apses and a stone porch make up the rest of the building. In 1707, Jacques Clérant, a sculptor from Chambéry, created the main altarpiece, comprising six columns dividing the various parts of the triptych. The centre of the altarpiece is decorated with a painting depicting the Crucifixion.
Current use: the church of Saint-Martin de Villargerel hosts classical concerts as part of the "Chemins du Baroque", a summer cultural event to showcase the town's heritage.
Listed as: Historical Monument in 1943.
Km 139.5
Km 139.5: Salins-Fontaine (Pop: 960)
The result of the 2016 merger of the communes of Salins-les-Thermes and Fontaine-le-Puits. Dominated by the ruins of the Château de Melphe, Salins-les-Thermes is a spa specialising in the treatment of rheumatism and osteoarthritis. Its waters are reputed to be richer in minerals than Dead Sea water.
Km 141.3
Km 141.3: Les Belleville (Pop: 2,500)
Created in 2016 from the merger of the communes of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Villarlurin. The ski resorts of Val Thorens, Les Ménuires and Saint-Martin-de-Belleville are administratively part of Les Belleville. The commune boasts an attractive Baroque heritage, the jewel in its crown being the Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie chapel, listed as a historical monument in 1949.
Km 144.2
Km 144.2: Brides-les-Bains (Pop: 510)
A spa town linked to the 3 Vallées by a cable car, Brides-les-Bains elegantly combines the very best in skiing with the very best in mountain wellness. The 600 kilometres of pistes offer skiing pleasure for all levels. A spa resort and France's leading slimming centre, Brides-les-Bains is a village where health care and dietetics combine to achieve real results. With its recently renovated and enlarged thermal spa, Brides is a bubble of well-being at the gateway to the Vanoise National Park, whatever the season. As the site of the Olympic Village during the Albertville Games in 1992, Brides-les-Bains was able to take advantage of the new infrastructure to develop. In 2019, Brides-les-Bains was the starting point for an uphill stage of the Tour de l'Avenir to Méribel, won by Australian Alexander Evans.
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