Tignes
in Département de la Savoie of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Courchevel Airport (16 mi) - Méribel Airport (18 mi)
- Megève Airport (26 mi)
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Aosta Airport (27 mi) - Torino / Caselle International Airport (41 mi)
- Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (50 mi)
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Sion Airport (54 mi) - Mont-Dauphin - St-Crépin Airport (57 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (65 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (88 mi)
- Genova / Sestri Cristoforo Colombo Airport (120 mi)
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (128 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.496 and 6.925 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 29' 45" and E 6° 55' 28"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:27 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:10 am and 8:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-05-06 08:04:52
Delve into Tignes
Tignes in Département de la Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) with it's 2,385 habitants is a city located in France about 316 mi (or 509 km) south-east of Paris, the country's capital town.
Current time in Tignes is now 09:27 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports closer to Tignes, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Courchevel Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in Italy at a distance of 47 mi (or 76 km). The closest in France is From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt in a distance of 111 mi (or 76 km), South-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Valgrisenche, Rhemes-Notre-Dame, La Thuile, Pre Saint Didier and Rhemes-Saint-Georges. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 100% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
5°C (40 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel Avenue Lodge
Hôtel Club mmv Les Brévières
Hôtel & Chalets Le Samovar
Christiania
Hotel Ormelune
Barmes de l´Ours
L'Aigle des Neiges
Ski D Or
Hôtel Les Campanules
Hôtel Altitude
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
14 03 - Tignes - Vallon de la Sache
Quelques instants de ski hors piste sur le domaine de Tignes (Vallon de la Sache). ------------------ Few off-piste moments on the areas of Tignes (Vallon de la Sache).
Descent to Tignes Le Lac via the Corniche and Bleuets
Afdaling vanaf de l'Aiguille Percee naar Tignes Le Lac via de blauwe piste Corniche en de rode piste Bleuets.
Impulse Summer Camp 2012 Tignes
Summer Glacier Camp.
CGH Résidences le Télémark Tignes
Située à l'entrée de Tignes, à proximité du lac, la résidence CGH le Télémark possède une architecture montagnarde, c'est-à-dire des chalets disposés en étoile, ainsi que des terrasses...
tignes time
Tignes Tarentaise Airline (Blue Run) - Alps Trip 2012 - Dan East
3km to 500m decent Halfway Up MTB Alps Trip 2012 Rider - Dan East.
Subaru gt turbo 217cv circuit glace de Tignes
Pilote: Tony Fuhs camera embarquée on board.
circuit de tignes 20 02 2015
Val D'Isere 2013
L'Aiguille Percee to Les Brevieres via black run Sache.
TAKE 1
The first trip to la tania, 3 valleys with Ski Hame.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tignes-les-Brévières
Tignes-les-Brevières (1550m) is a small skiing village in the French Alps near (but slightly lower than) the better-known ski resort of Val d'Isère. Due to geographical location the village receives as much snowfall as its neighbours and during the 2005/6 season, Les Brevieres had over 4 metres of snow.
Lac de Tignes
Lac de Tignes is a lake at Tignes in the Savoie department of France.
Funival
The Funival is the funicular railway in Val-d'Isère, France The Funival starts above ground in La Daille and after a few hundred meters it enters a tunnel ending at the mountain station on top of the Belvarde. The Funival uses two trains, connected by cables, on a single track. Half way a short section of dual track allows the trains to pass each other.
Refuge de La Martin
Refuge de La Martin is a refuge in the Alps.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Tignes.
- Valgrisenche
- Rhemes-Notre-Dame
- La Thuile
- Pre Saint Didier
- Rhemes-Saint-Georges
- Morgex
- La Salle
- Moncenisio
- Valsavarenche
- Avise
- Courmayeur
- Arvier
- Ceresole Reale
- Novalesa
- Introd
- Plan d'Introd
- Saint-Nicolas
- Villeneuve
- Venaus
- Balme
- Groscavallo
- Mompantero
- Giaglione
- San Giuseppe
- Saint-Pierre
- Chiomonte
- Aymavilles
- Gravere
- Susa
- Noasca
Tignes: A panoramic view of the − ski area, Tignes (source)
Franchet › North-East: Avenue de la Grande Motte, Franchet (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Tignes-sur-Boisses, Tignes, טין, TGF, Tiniae, Тинь, Тінь
