Valloire
Encyclopedia
Valloire is a commune
in the Savoie
department in the Rhône-Alpes
region
in south-eastern France
.
The ski resort
Valloire-Galibier is located in the commune, at the foot of the Col du Galibier
and next to the ski resort of Valmeinier
, (the alps
) France
.
70% of the Valloire/Valmeinier ski area is above 2000m. It offers 150 km of slopes, 33 lifts 2 gondolas, 17 chairlift & 14 drag lifts). 85 slopes, (21 Green, 25 Blue, 31 Red and 6 Black)
Valloire has two main skiing areas which can be accessed by lifts from the village. They are Sétaz and Crey du Quartz. From Crey du Quartz you can ski across to Valmeinier, which is included in the Galivier-Ticket. While Crey du Quartz also houses a big snowpark (with a dedicated daily ticket only for this park) one can learn in the Arva Parc in Sétaz how to rescue avalanche victims. The French Foreign Legion has a mountain outpost at Valloire Les Verneys and teaches beginning legionnaries on the slopes.
It is a traditional village known for its après-ski and restaurants. The resort includes the use of ski school École du Ski Français, which is the largest ski school company in France.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
department in the Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in south-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
Valloire-Galibier is located in the commune, at the foot of the Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the ninth highest paved road in the Alps and the sixth highest mountain pass. It is often the highest point of the Tour de France....
and next to the ski resort of Valmeinier
Valmeinier
Valmeinier is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Valmeinier, located at the foot of the Mont Thabor, 3207 meters, is a medium size ski resort ....
, (the alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
) France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
70% of the Valloire/Valmeinier ski area is above 2000m. It offers 150 km of slopes, 33 lifts 2 gondolas, 17 chairlift & 14 drag lifts). 85 slopes, (21 Green, 25 Blue, 31 Red and 6 Black)
Valloire has two main skiing areas which can be accessed by lifts from the village. They are Sétaz and Crey du Quartz. From Crey du Quartz you can ski across to Valmeinier, which is included in the Galivier-Ticket. While Crey du Quartz also houses a big snowpark (with a dedicated daily ticket only for this park) one can learn in the Arva Parc in Sétaz how to rescue avalanche victims. The French Foreign Legion has a mountain outpost at Valloire Les Verneys and teaches beginning legionnaries on the slopes.
It is a traditional village known for its après-ski and restaurants. The resort includes the use of ski school École du Ski Français, which is the largest ski school company in France.