Pontcharra is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Population: 6,948
Latitude: 45° 25' 58.44" N
Longitude: 6° 00' 51.26" E
Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moutiers. Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers (45.401°N…
Les Trois Vallées (French pronunciation: [le tʀwɑ vale]; The Three Valleys) is a ski region in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie département of France, to the south of the town of Moûtiers, partly in the Vanoise National Park.
Val Thorens, located in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, French Alps, is the highest ski resort in Europe, at 2300 m altitude. It is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in the Savoie département.
Grande Chartreuse (French: [ɡʁɑ̃d ʃaʁtʁøːz]) is the head monastery of the Carthusian order. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, north of the city of Grenoble, in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (Isère), France. Originally, the châte…
Chambéry Airport or Chambéry-Savoie Airport (French: Aéroport de Chambéry-Savoie) (IATA: CMF, ICAO: LFLB), also known as Chambéry Aix-les-Bains Airport, is a small international airport near Chambéry, a commune in Savoie, France.
The Chartreuse Mountains (French: massif de la Chartreuse, French: [ʃaʁ.tʁøːz]) is a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble south to the Lac du Bourget north.
The University of Savoy Mont Blanc (French: Université de Savoie Mont Blanc, a.k.a.
The Club Cinq-Sept fire was a major blaze at a nightclub just outside Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Isère in south-eastern France on Sunday, 1 November 1970. The catastrophe claimed the lives of 146 people, almost all of whom were aged between 17 and 30. T…
Pussy (French pronunciation: [pysi]) is a small village in the commune of La Léchère in the Savoie département of France. It is situated on the eastern slope of Mont Bellachat above the left bank of the Isère, 9 km northwest of Moûtiers.
Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens. Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, It is in the Savoie département of France.
La Tania is a ski resort in the Courchevel area of Les Trois Vallees at 1400m above sea level.
Chamechaude is the highest summit in the Chartreuse Massif in the Isère department in eastern France.
Lac d'Aiguebelette is a natural lake in the commune of Aiguebelette-le-Lac, within the department of Savoie, France.
The Gouffre Berger is a French cave discovered on 24 May 1953 by Joseph Berger, Bouvet, Ruiz de Arcaute and Marc Jouffray. From 1953 to 1963, it was regarded as the deepest cave in the world at −1,122 metres (−3,681 ft), relinquishing this title to …
Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains is a railway station in the Savoie département of France.
Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux station is a railway station in the Savoie département of France. The station serves the city of Chambéry.
Col de la Croix de Fer (English: Pass of the Iron Cross) (el. 2067 m.) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps linking Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
Méribel Altiport (French: Altiport de Méribel) (IATA: MFX, ICAO: LFKX), is an altiport in les Allues, a commune in Savoie, France.