Villard Dessus

Villard Dessus is a hamlet in Manigod, Arrondissement of Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 962 metres. Villard Dessus is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Coriaz, as well as near Chenavray.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Manigod and Chapelle de Villard-dessous.

Église Saint-Pierre de Manigod

Church

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Église Saint-Pierre de Manigod is a church.

Chapelle de Villard-dessous

Chapel

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Col de la Croix Fry

Mountain saddle

Photo: Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Col de la Croix Fry is a mountain pass located in the Chaîne des Aravis, between Manigod and La Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour crossing the pass on Stage 19 of the 2013 Tour. Col de la Croix Fry is situated 3 km northeast of Villard Dessus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manigod and Thônes.

Manigod

Village

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Manigod is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Eastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,000.

Thônes

Town

Photo: Mieru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thônes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, and is the ″capital″ of local cheeses Reblochon and Chevrotin. Thônes is situated 4½ km northwest of Villard Dessus.