Les Fréaux
in Hautes-Alpes of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
45.033 and 6.283 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 45° 1' 59" and E 6° 16' 59"
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: 07:17 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Paris
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:01 am and 9:01 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for France in Western Europe

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: 2024-05-18 08:26:29

Explore Les Fréaux

Les Fréaux in Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region) is a city in France about 323 mi (or 519 km) south-east of Paris, the country's capital.

Local time in Les Fréaux is now 07:17 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Les Fréaux, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is L'alpe D'huez Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), 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 69 mi (or 110 km). The closest in France is Historic Site of Lyons in a distance of 87 mi (or 110 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Briancon, Bardonecchia, Claviere and Le Devoluy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 8%
Air Humidity 57%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

15°C (58 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 20th of May 2024

15°C (60 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 21st of May 2024

9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Le Faranchin

Address
2,8 mi
Clos des Saules
05480 Villar d Arene
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 14:00)
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

GoPro -3RIDERS- La Grave Freeride ski 2015 powder

Published: January 29, 2015
Length: 10:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 3RIDERS

Les 3RIDERS se lancent à la conquête de La Grave Full Powder!!


Freeride La Grave-La Meije 2014

Published: January 16, 2015
Length: 40:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: lols 64

C'est pas Candide Thovex c'est juste du Freeride à La Grave-La Meije lors d'une grosse journée de Poudre. POWDER DAY.


La Grave 03-2013 en snowboard freeride (glacier, voute, fréaux, loose...)

Published: April 30, 2013
Length: 14:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Cyril WILLIG

Voici une vidéo regroupant les meilleurs moments d'un weekend à la grave. Il y a le glacier et sa poudreuse de rêve, les couloirs comme la voute, les fréaux, la loose etc... Lors d'une...


la Grave - la Meije - ski Free-Ride - 13 avril 2013

Published: April 15, 2013
Length: 43:48 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: sfindf

Une bien belle journée de ski à la grave !


Off piste skiing in La Grave & Puy St. Vincent, France

Published: February 12, 2013
Length: 49:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Johan Gottfridsson

Skiing in La Grave & Puy st Vincent, France.


23 mars 2012 - La Grave La Meije - 1 sur 2

Published: March 26, 2012
Length: 02:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Julien Parizot

Journée de snowboard à la Grave. Descente des classiques vallons de la Meije et vallons de Chancel, couloir Patou. Neige croutée.


Sven D'Haeseleer La Grave Couloir Chirouze

Published: October 23, 2014
Length: 48:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ecrins70


Powder paradise - Jour de poudre sur le glacier de La Grave - Freeride

Published: April 04, 2013
Length: 58:30 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Cyril WILLIG

Journée de poudreuse sur le glacier de La Grave et un peu plus bas en Mars 2013. Un grand merci à Pierre (guide), Nico, Ben, David et snowlegend pour cette merveilleuse journée. musique...


La Grave 03-2013 en snowboard freeride (glacier, voute, fréaux, loose...)

Published: April 19, 2013
Length: 46:12 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Cyril WILLIG

Voici une vidéo regroupant les meilleurs moments d'un weekend à la grave. Il y a le glacier et sa poudreuse de rêve, les couloirs comme la voute, les fréaux, la loose etc... Lors d'une...


La grave 2015 : freeride in france GoPro HERO 3+

Published: March 21, 2015
Length: 42:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Armand Guichon

La Grave La Meije : 4 amazing days of powder with 3 GoPro HERO 3+ ! Wait at least 1 minute.


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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.

Canton of La Grave

The canton of La Grave is an administrative division in southeastern France. It includes the following communes: Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code La Grave 511 05320 05063 Villar-d'Arêne 219 05480 05181

Located at 45.0469, 6.30667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cantons of Hautes-Alpes

Refuge de l'Aigle

Refuge de l'Aigle is a refuge in the Alps in France.

Located at 45.0114, 6.32444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Refuges of the Alps, Mountain huts in France

Refuge du Promontoire

Refuge du Promontoire is a refuge in the Alps located in France in the massif des Ecrins, it is just build on rock in front of the South face of La Meije. It's the starting point of the famous crossing of La Meije, which is known to be one of the most beautiful mountain run into the Alps. The access is made from La Bérarde by le vallon des Étançons, or from La Grave by les Enfetchores and la brêche de la Meije. The shelter was first constructed in the 1920s out of wood.

Located at 44.9989, 6.30361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Refuges of the Alps

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Villar-d'Arêne: Le coin des chamois, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

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Villar-d'Arêne: Croisement ski de fond, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

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Villar-d'Arêne: Montagne des Agneaux, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

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Villar-d'Arêne: Patinoire Naturelle, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

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