Allos

Val d'Allos, summer winter mountain resort, is composed of three complementary sites: Allos, traditional village, Seignus, family ski resort and La Foux, high mountain resort.

In the heart of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and south of the Alps, the Val d'Allos is located at the gateway to the Mercantour National Park and the source of the Verdon.

Val d'Allos is a resort that has the Famille plus montagne label.

Municipality	Allos
Postcode	04260
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Latitude	44.2398870 (N 44° 14’ 24”)
Longitude	6.6286790 (E 6° 37’ 43”)
Altitude	From 1339m to 3040m
Surface area	116.65 km²
Population	845 inhabitants
Density	7 inhabitants/km²
Prefecture	Digne-les-Bains (78 km, 1:15)
Insee code	04006
Intercommunality	CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon - Sources de Lumière
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Territories	Alps, Provence
Region	Provence-Alps-French Riviera

Le Seignus	2.5 km (7 min)
Val d'Allos	2.5 km (7 min)
Colmars	7.1 km (8 min)
La Foux d'Allos	8.7 km (12 min)
Villars-Colmars	9.9 km (13 min)
Beauvezer	13 km (16 min)
Thorame-Haute	19.9 km (24 min)
Thorame-Basse	25 km (28 min)
Uvernet-Fours	32 km (47 min)
Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes	35 km (54 min)
Barcelonnette	35 km (51 min)
Saint-Pons	37 km (54 min)
Pra-Loup	37 km (53 min)
Faucon-de-Barcelonnette	37 km (54 min)
Les Thuiles	38 km (54 min)

Lake Allos, the largest natural lake in Europe.
The Mercantour National Park, protected and preserved area.
In summer, a multitude of marked trails for hiking, mountain bike trails and downhill routes. Allos also offers a leisure base: swimming, water slide and a host of activities for young and old.
In winter, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, an ice rink, toboggan runs...

Information points	Tourist Office of Allos
Leisure centres	Ski Resort Val d'Allos - La Foux Ski Resort Val d'Allos - le Seignus
Monuments	Chapel Saint-Sébastien Church Notre-Dame-de-Valvert
Natural sites	Lake of Allos Mount Pelat Pass of the Petite Cayolle Rock Grande Wood of the Seignus

End of June: Val d'Allos Tribe 10000, enduro MTB race.
Beginning of July: Franco-Italian market, twinning with Cervasca.
End of July: Feast of wood, Val d'Allos la Foux.
Beginning of August: Horse Festival, Val d'Allos la Foux.
Allos Lake Festival.
Patronal Feast at Allos.
Snowball and Ribouldingue Festival at Val d'Allos.

Fort of Savoy and House Museum in Colmars-les-Alpes (8 km).
Cascade de la Lance in Colmars-les-Alpes (8 km).
Panorama of the Allos pass (16 km) and Sources du Verdon.
Gorges of St Pierre in Beauvezer.
Mid-August: Medieval festival in Colmars.

Last name	Activity type	Rate	City
Two-day survival course in Ubaye	Nature and the great outdoors	180 €	Faucon-de-Barcelonnette (17.5 km)
Equestrian activity in the Ubaye Valley	Sports sensations	65 €	Jausiers (22 km)
Rafting or hydrospeed down the Ubaye	Sports sensations	45 € to 85 €	Le Lauzet-Ubaye (27 km)
Packraft on the Ubaye	Sports sensations	85 € to 115 €	Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon (31 km)
Canyoning in the Ubaye Valley	Sports sensations	44 €	Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon (31 km)

Last name	Outing type	Difficulty	Duration	Departure municipality
Tour of the lakes	Hike	Intermediate	3:30	Entraunes (9.5 km)
Plateau of St. Barnaby	Hike	Easy	1:00	Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes (15.1 km)
Rabuons Lake	Village visit	Athletic	7:00	Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (24 km)
Lakes Vens	Hike	Intermediate	6:30	Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (24 km)
Sandstone Annot and King's Chamber	Hike	Easy	2:30	Annot (31 km)

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