Fontaine des Ayes

Fontaine des Ayes is a spring in Saint-Hilaire, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Fontaine des Ayes is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Col des Ayes, as well as near the pitch Saint hilaire du touvet - pravouta SE.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dent de Crolles and Col du Coq.

Dent de Crolles

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Gemini1980, FAL.

The Dent de Crolles is a karstic mountain of the Chartreuse Mountains range, 17 kilometres north east of Grenoble, Isère, France. The mountain has a characteristic "tooth-like" profile; the French word dent means "tooth". de Crolles is derived from the town of Crolles, located next to the peak. Dent de Crolles is situated 1 km east of Fontaine des Ayes.

Col du Coq

Mountain saddle

Photo: Gemini1980, Public domain.

Col du Coq is a mountain saddle.

Roc d’Arguille

Peak

Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Roc d’Arguille is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse and Saint-Hilaire.

Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Fontaine des Ayes.

Saint-Hilaire

Village

Photo: Boly38, Public domain.

Saint-Hilaire, also known as Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet, is a former commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Saint-Hilaire is situated 3½ km east of Fontaine des Ayes.

Crolles

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crolles is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is located in the Isère valley, 20 km northeast of Grenoble, upstream on the river Isère. It has given its name to the Dent de Crolles mountain, which stands just above the city. Crolles is situated 4 km southeast of Fontaine des Ayes.

Fontaine des Ayes

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Saint-Hilaire, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.30847° or 45° 18′ 31″ north

Longitude

5.84202° or 5° 50′ 31″ east

Open location code

8FQ78R5R+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 298917635

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=drinking_water

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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