Natural heritage

La Pointe Percée

The Pointe Percée is the highest peak of the Aravis range and is probably the most iconic. It rises majestically to 2,742 m above sea level in the mun...

L'alpage des Frédys - vallée de Coeur

Beautiful pasture at 1650 m altitude where you will encounter goats and Hérens cows. The "Coeur" vale is a peaceful and green place; It also houses u...

La Pierre Fendue

An unusual stone block, which has fallen and split, in the middle of the mountain pastures at 1380 m altitude, in the Aravis range. At the foot of th...

La cascade des Fours

Very beautiful mountain waterfall, taking its source in the famous Gouille des Fours Lake, at the foot of the Pierre Fendue (Split rock), in the Aravi...

Le Torrent de Cœur

A pretty little mountain stream, with a natural basin, which descends as a waterfall to the Pont de la Flée, where it joins the Torrent des Fours to f...

La Montagne d'Areu

Mountain overlooking the Arve valley, located at the end of the Aravis range. The whole area forms the Pointe d'Areu, but we call the summit of the r...

Les Quatre Têtes

The very beautiful peaks of the Aravis range culminate at 2,364m altitude for the highest of the 4 Têtes. Very visible from the valley of Sallanches,...

La Vallée de Sallanches est un Théâtre

This quote by Victor Hugo characterises Sallanches and its many viewing points. The imposing Mont-Blanc range that can be seen in its immensity from S...

La Sallanche

The eponymous river that crosses the town from west to east. Its source is at 2,000m altitude in the Combe des Fours and it descends to Lévaud to join...

L'Arve

The Arve River springs from the Col de Balme in the Mont-Blanc range. It crosses the hamlet of St Martin then follows several valleys before rushing i...

Les Gorges de Lévaud

Magnificent gorges that emerge from the meeting of the Torrent de Coeur and the Torrent de Fours. In the summer you can bathe there to refresh yoursel...

La Cascade d'Arpenaz

At a height of 270m, this magnificent waterfall, dominating the hamlet of Luzier, is the 3rd highest waterfall in France and is of geological interest...