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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
La Rochette is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Montmélian, 25km from Lacets de Montvernier.
La Rochette is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 3,405, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, La Rochette sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add La Rochette to your route.
Valgelon-La Rochette (French pronunciation: [valʒəlɔ̃ la ʁɔʃɛt]) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Savoie. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of La Rochette (the seat) and Étable.
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La Rochette is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 45.4576 latitude, 6.1136 longitude.
La Rochette has a population of approximately 3,405 people, making it a town in France.
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mountain pass
A challenging Tour de France climb in the Savoie Alps at 1993m, with long, winding approaches through pastoral valleys and dense forest.
21 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Named for the iron cross at its 2067m summit, this pass links the Maurienne and Arvan valleys with spectacular views of the Aiguilles d'Arves.
27 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
The 1,566 m wooded warm-up act to the Col du Galibier, climbing out of the Maurienne valley in tight forested hairpins past an old optical-telegraph fort.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's purest lake, a dazzling turquoise jewel framed by the French Alps and the charming pastel-hued old town of Annecy.
45 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
One of the highest paved roads in the French Alps at 2,642 meters, a legendary climb in the Tour de France.
49 km · about 55 min drive
cafe
A small cafe near the summit of the Col du Galibier (2,642m), a legendary Tour de France climb and one of the highest road passes in the French Alps.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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