Montgenèvre
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A view of the village of Montgenèvre
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 Montgenèvre
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Montgenèvre
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| Coordinates: 44°55′54″N 6°43′19″E / 44.9316°N 6.7219°ECoordinates: 44°55′54″N 6°43′19″E / 44.9316°N 6.7219°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | ||
| Arrondissement | Briançon | ||
| Canton | Briançon-2 | ||
| Intercommunality | Briançonnais | ||
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Hermitte | ||
| Area1 | 40.07 km2 (15.47 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008)2 | 486 | ||
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 05085 /05100 | ||
| Elevation | 1,360–3,124 m (4,462–10,249 ft) (avg. 1,860 m or 6,100 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montgenèvre is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Montgenèvre is located in the French Cottian Alps. It is on the Franco-Italian border at the top of the Col de Montgenèvre.
The source of the River Durance is in Les Gondorans ski area of Mongenèvre, this river is a tributary of the Rhône River.
Montgenèvre is a ski resort. It is linked to the Via Lattea (Milky Way) ski area, which has 400 km of pistes. Montgenevre's own ski areas has 85 km of pistes comprising 8 green runs, 12 blue, 22 red and 10 black slopes. The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in the Via Lattea. The resort is famed for lots of sun, good snow record and very good for intermediates. There is ski from your door accommodation. The resort height begins at 1,860 metres and its highest point (at the top of the Le Chalvet lift) is 2,577 metres. It was built in 1907 and celebrated its centenary year in 2007. It claims to be one of the first ski resorts in France. There is also an ice rink, but it lacks night life, which makes it family friendly.
Snowboard facilities include a half pipe, a snow park and two border-crosses.
Lifts There are 35 lifts. This includes 2 gondolas, 12 chair lifts and 23 drag lifts.
Runs There are 59 pistes in the Montgenèvre. There is also 25 km of cross-country skiing terrain. There is 18 km of snow making equipment on the pistes. In the Monts de la Lune ski area which is connected to Claviere there are 71 pistes including 8 green, 19 blue, 30 red and 14 black runs.
The winter season starts in late November and closes in late April.
There are 2 ski schools in the resort. They are ESF and A-PEAK.
APEAK ski school has a team of 15 instructors all fluent in English, Italian and even Dutch for some of them. They all provide tuition and guiding adapted to the skills of their students.
ESF has 900 instructors, and offer alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snow shoeing and heli-skiing activities as well as trips to Serre Chevalier and to the Olympic facilities. There is a snow garden when 4-year-olds and children older can experience skiing.
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