mountain pass
Cormet de Roselend
A 1,968 m Beaufortain pass whose road skirts the turquoise Lac de Roselend reservoir: one of the most photogenic climbs of the Tour de France and the Route des Grandes Alpes.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Albertville
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
About Albertville
Albertville works well as a base: 5 minutes from Gilly-sur-Isère, 27km from Lake Annecy.
Albertville is in Rhône-Alpes, France, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gilly-sur-Isère, about 4 km away.
Albertville (French pronunciation: [albɛʁvil] ; Arpitan: Arbèrtvile) is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2022, the commune had a population of 19,706; its urban area had 40,715Read more
inhabitants.
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What is there to see near Albertville?
Within an hour or so of Albertville: Cormet de Roselend (23 km), Col des Aravis (23 km), Col de la Madeleine (27 km), Lake Annecy (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Albertville?
The nearest famous roads are Col des Aravis, Cormet de Roselend and Col de la Madeleine.
Where is Albertville?
Albertville is in Rhône-Alpes, France, about 4 km from Gilly-sur-Isère.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,113
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Rhône-Alpes
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 45.6745, 6.3906
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Worth the detour from Albertville
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Col des Aravis
A 1,486 m pass between La Clusaz and Flumet with a tiny chapel at the summit and a postcard head-on view of Mont Blanc framed by alpine pastures.
23 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
Col de la Madeleine
A challenging Tour de France climb in the Savoie Alps at 1993m, with long, winding approaches through pastoral valleys and dense forest.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Annecy
Europe's purest lake, a dazzling turquoise jewel framed by the French Alps and the charming pastel-hued old town of Annecy.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Mont Blanc
Western Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters, a snow-capped giant straddling the French-Italian border in the Alps.
41 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Lacets de Montvernier
Eighteen tightly stacked hairpins climbing a near-vertical cliff wall out of the Maurienne valley: a ribbon of switchbacks so photogenic it became an instant Tour de France icon in 2015.
41 km · about 45 min drive
tunnel
Mont Blanc Tunnel
An 11.6 km tunnel beneath Western Europe's highest mountain, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy: the quickest year-round route between the French and Italian Alps.
45 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Aiguille du Midi
A vertiginous 3,842-meter granite needle reached by a spectacular cable car, offering face-to-face views of Mont Blanc.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Albertville
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 23 kmCormet de RoselendA 1,968 m Beaufortain pass whose road skirts the turquoise Lac de Roselend reservoir: one of the most photogenic climbs of the Tour de France and the Route des Grandes Alpes.
- 23 kmCol des AravisA 1,486 m pass between La Clusaz and Flumet with a tiny chapel at the summit and a postcard head-on view of Mont Blanc framed by alpine pastures.
- 27 kmCol de la MadeleineA challenging Tour de France climb in the Savoie Alps at 1993m, with long, winding approaches through pastoral valleys and dense forest.
- 41 kmLacets de MontvernierEighteen tightly stacked hairpins climbing a near-vertical cliff wall out of the Maurienne valley: a ribbon of switchbacks so photogenic it became an instant Tour de France icon in 2015.
- 45 kmMont Blanc TunnelAn 11.6 km tunnel beneath Western Europe's highest mountain, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy: the quickest year-round route between the French and Italian Alps.
- 45 kmAiguille du MidiA vertiginous 3,842-meter granite needle reached by a spectacular cable car, offering face-to-face views of Mont Blanc.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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