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Cafe de la Rencontre
A historic cafe on the Route Napoleon near Laffrey where Napoleon famously confronted royalist troops in 1815, on one of France's most scenic driving routes.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Villard-de-Lans is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Lans-en-Vercors, 24km from Combe Laval Balcony Road.
Villard-de-Lans is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 4,287, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Villard-de-Lans 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 Villard-de-Lans to your route.
Villard-de-Lans (French pronunciation: [vilˈaʁ də lˈɑ̃s], literally Villard of Lans; Vivaro-Alpine: Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a commune in the Isère department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors Massif. It was the administrative centre of the eponymous cantonRead more
until the departmental elections of 2015. After the elections, Villard-de-Lans and the communes of its former canton were all incorporated into the new canton of Fontaine-Vercors. The town remains the seat of the Community of Communes in the Vercors Massif (CCMV).
The town is a centre for skiing in winter, as well as hiking and hot air ballooning during the other seasons. It is also the town with the largest amount of available lodging in the entire Vercors Regional Natural Park.
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Villard-de-Lans is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 45.0716 latitude, 5.5564 longitude.
Villard-de-Lans has a population of approximately 4,287 people, making it a town in France.
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cafe
A historic cafe on the Route Napoleon near Laffrey where Napoleon famously confronted royalist troops in 1815, on one of France's most scenic driving routes.
18 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
A jaw-dropping Vercors road (D76) carved into a sheer cliff face 600 m above the Cholet valley, threading tunnels and rock galleries to the Col de la Machine.
24 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.
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