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Montriond

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Haute-Savoie

Montriond - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Haute-Savoie
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Montriond is located in the Alps, the Rhone-Alpes region, 2km from the ski resort of Avoriaz - Les Portes du Soleil. It's a charming little village built with wooden chalets in the traditional style of the mountains. It has retained all its traditional values ​​and the rise of livestock pasture before the summer. The village goats Lindarets to offer a unique show in a picturesque setting. The manufacture of goat cheese declined in all its varieties remains a popular local products. Gastronomic specialties are numerous.

Geographical information

MunicipalityMontriond
Postcode74110
Latitude46.1969760 (N 46° 11’ 49”)
Longitude6.6947180 (E 6° 41’ 41”)
AltitudeFrom 877m to 2340m
Surface area24.71 km²
Population968 inhabitants
Density39 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureAnnecy (90 km, 1:18)
Insee code74188
IntercommunalityCC du Haut-Chablais
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
TerritoryAlps
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alps

Nearest cities & towns

Morzine2.3 km (4 min)
Essert-Romand3.5 km (7 min)
Saint-Jean-d'Aulps5.7 km (7 min)
La Côte-d'Arbroz7.2 km (11 min)
Les Gets8.9 km (13 min)
Le Biot10.1 km (13 min)
Seytroux10.8 km (16 min)
La Baume14 km (16 min)
Avoriaz15.5 km (26 min)
La Vernaz17.5 km (19 min)
Bonnevaux19.1 km (27 min)
Taninges20 km (24 min)
La Forclaz21 km (25 min)
Châtillon-sur-Cluses24 km (28 min)

Things to see and do

A must visit Lake Montriond known both in summer by lovers of angling or fly fishing, as athletes practicing canoeing or rowing, or lovers walking . In winter the lake is frozen and it has far to go diving under ice, the place is magical, whatever the time of the year. Every day in summer, supervised swimming and canoe rental.

Places of interest

Information points
Leisure centres
Natural sites

Events and festivities

Ski touring race "La Meurianne" in January.

Rowing regattas in July.

The fires of the lake, the first Saturday of August.

Bread Festival.

Various activities in season (information at the Tourist Office at +33 4 50 79 12 81).

Photos

Lac de Montriond
Lac de Montriond
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Water activities on Lac de Montriond
Water activities on Lac de Montriond
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Weather

Friday 29 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 16°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 4°C - Max. 13°C
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Sunday 31 march
Min. 3°C - Max. 13°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Gorges du Pont du Diable.

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Canyoning all year with a guide
Sports sensations45 € Morillon (12.3 km)
Visit a cheese dairy and dairy cooperative
Local flavours5 € La Chapelle-d'Abondance (13.2 km)
Introduction to paragliding over Lake Geneva
Sports sensations150 € Thollon-les-Mémises (22 km)
Mountain bike trek with an instructor in Chablais
Sports sensations55 € Champanges (22 km)
Canyoning in Haute-Savoie
Sports sensations45 € to 60 € Viuz-en-Sallaz (22 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Hiking: The Mount Brion Tour
HikeAthletic5:05Abondance (6.3 km)
Mont Ouzon
HikeIntermediate2:45Le Biot (10.4 km)
Tour de Haute Pointe
HikeIntermediate4:50Mieussy (11.9 km)
The Bourgeoise
HikeIntermediate2:30Samoëns (12.9 km)
Loop Thoules Lake Arvouin
HikeIntermediate5:10La Chapelle-d'Abondance (13 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

Your holidays
A hotel
A vacation rental
A bed & breakfast
A campsite
A leisure activity
A restaurant
A rental car
A plane ticket
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