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Delve into Villar-d'Arêne
Villar-d'Arêne in Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region) is a city located in France about 324 mi (or 521 km) south-east of Paris, the country's capital town.
Current time in Villar-d'Arêne is now 11:06 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports closer to Villar-d'Arêne, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is L'alpe D'huez Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 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 66 mi (or 106 km). The closest in France is Historic Site of Lyons in a distance of 89 mi (or 106 km), 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: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Briancon, Bardonecchia, Claviere and Cesana Torinese. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 5% |
Air Humidity | 48% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 23rd of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel des Glaciers
Le Faranchin
Videos from this area
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GoPro -3RIDERS- La Grave Freeride ski 2015 powder
Les 3RIDERS se lancent à la conquête de La Grave Full Powder!!
Freeride La Grave-La Meije 2014
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...)
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...
Powder paradise - Jour de poudre sur le glacier de La Grave - Freeride
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...)
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+
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
Refuge de l'Aigle
Refuge de l'Aigle is a refuge in the Alps 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.