Le Praz

Le Praz is a village located on a plateau at the foot of the forest in , , , at the foot of Dent du Villard and . It features the ski jumping hill , built for the 1992 Winter Olympics and used annually in the summer FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in France
  • Also known as: le Praz
  • Historically known as: Courchevel 1300

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tremplin du Praz and Courchevel Airport.

Sports venue
The is a ski jumping hill at Le Praz in , . The complex consists of four hills: a large hill with construction point of K125, a normal hill at K90, and two training hills at K60 and K25.

Aerodrome
Courchevel Altiport is an altiport serving , a ski resort in the . The airfield has a very short runway of only 537 metres with a gradient of 18.6%. is situated 4 km south of Le Praz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Tania and Bozel.

Hamlet
is a ski resort situated in the area of Les Trois Vallees, located at an elevation of 1400 meters. It was developed for the Albertville Olympics of 1992 and is approximately a 25-minute drive from .

is situated in the Tarentaise Valley, in the department of , From 380 m to 3 855m, the Tarentaise Valley covers the high Isère Valley, in the heart of the , between Beaufortain and the Mont Blanc Massif in the North, Vanoise Massif and the Maurienne Valley in the south, and the crest of the in the east, which falls over on the Aosta Valley in .

is a city in , . The most chic alpine resort in France, features 11 luxury five stars hotels, 6 restaurants awarded with the Michelin star, jet-set and royal clientele, luxury boutiques, exceptional spas in the heart of , the world's largest ski domain, with 372 mi of trails and slopes and 198 lifts.

Le Praz

Latitude
45.43228° or 45° 25′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.62351° or 6° 37′ 25″ east
Elevation
1,257 metres (4,124 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8CJJF+WC
Geo­Names ID
3002515
Wiki­data ID
Q6507516
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Dutch—“Le Praz” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 勒普拉
  • Dutch: Le Praz

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