waterfall
Cascade du Rouget
Known as the 'Queen of the Alps,' this dramatic 90-meter double waterfall cascades down a cliff face in Haute-Savoie.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Cluses
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
About Cluses
Cluses works well as a base: 5 minutes from Thyez, 27km from Lac d'Emosson.
Cluses is in Rhône-Alpes, France, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Thyez, about 4 km away.
Cluses (French pronunciation: [klyz]; Savoyard: Clluses) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Citizens are known as Clusiens. The commune is situated in the Arve Valley, on the river which bears the same name. Cluses is known for its Alpine setting andRead more
(during the first part of the 20th century) its watch-making industry.
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What is there to see near Cluses?
Within an hour or so of Cluses: Cascade du Rouget (16 km), Col des Aravis (23 km), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (27 km), Lac d'Emosson (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Cluses?
The nearest famous roads are Col des Aravis, Col de la Forclaz (Valais) and Route des Grandes Alpes.
Where is Cluses?
Cluses is in Rhône-Alpes, France, about 4 km from Thyez.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,789
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Rhône-Alpes
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 46.0625, 6.5750
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Worth the detour from Cluses
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
landmark
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
The legendary Alpine resort town nestled at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Lac d'Emosson
A high dam lake reached by a steep dead-end road, facing directly across to the Mont Blanc massif. Dinosaur trackways lie on the slabs above it.
27 km · about 30 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Mer de Glace
France's largest glacier, reached by a red rack railway from Chamonix to walk into an ice cave.
32 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Col de la Forclaz (Valais)
The pass above Martigny on the road to Chamonix, kept open all year and a natural gateway to the Mont Blanc valleys.
33 km · about 40 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Cluses
- 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.
- 32 kmAiguille du MidiA vertiginous 3,842-meter granite needle reached by a spectacular cable car, offering face-to-face views of Mont Blanc.
- 33 kmCol de la Forclaz (Valais)The pass above Martigny on the road to Chamonix, kept open all year and a natural gateway to the Mont Blanc valleys.
- 35 kmRoute des Grandes AlpesFrance's ultimate driving route: ~700 km from Lake Geneva to the Riviera over 16 great alpine cols including Iseran and Galibier. Pin marks the traditional start at Thonon-les-Bains.
- 36 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.
- 42 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.
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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