Savoie
Arrondissement of Albertville
Champagny-en-Vanoise

Grande Motte

Grande Motte is a mountain of , . It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,653 metres above sea level. One side of it is in the ski area. There is a up to 3453 m.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vanoise National Park and Grande Casse.

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is the first French national park in the department of the region, established in 1963. The park is bordered by Gran Paradiso National Park across the Italian border, and if they were one park, it would be the world's largest alpine park.

Peak
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The is the highest mountain of the in the in the department, France. It is located in the heart of , near the village of , which is about 25 km south-east of the nearest town, .

Aerial lift
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Téléphériques de la is an aerial tramway in the ski-resort Espace Killy. The tramway climbs the mountain peak with the same name in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tignes and Val-d’Isère.

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is a famous resort in the linked to Val D'Isere. is a winter resort for skiing, and a summer one for hiking, mountain biking, and summer skiing on the glacier.

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Val-d'Isère is a commune of the , in the department in southeastern . It lies 5 km from the border with . It is on the border of the created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of , and .

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in in the . The nearest towns are Champagny, , and Moûtiers. is historically significant as the possible birthplace of Pope Innocent V, and for the fact that it is commonly confused with the town of Freiburg. is situated 10 km northwest of Grande Motte.

Grande Motte

Latitude
45.41079° or 45° 24′ 39″ north
Longitude
6.86988° or 6° 52′ 12″ east
Elevation
3,656 metres (11,995 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8CV69+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2409002306
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3015195
Wiki­data ID
Q575009
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Grande Motte” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grande Motte”
  • Chinese: “格朗德莫特山”
  • Dutch: “Grande Motte”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند موت”
  • French: “aiguille de la Grande Motte”
  • French: “Grande Motte”
  • French: “la Grande Motte”
  • German: “Grande Motte”
  • Italian: “Grande Motte”
  • Japanese: “グランドモット”
  • Ladin: “Grande Motte”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grande Motte”
  • Polish: “Grande Motte”
  • Venetian: “Grande Motte”

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