Glières plateau
The Glières plateau is a limestone plateau in the Bornes Massif in Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is 29 km from La Roche-sur-Foron and 15 km from Thorens-Glières, located around the communes of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières.Photo: Gnomefilliere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: glieres@haute-savoie-nordic.com
- Type: Winter sport
- Description: French plateau in the Alps
- Also known as: “Glieres Plateau” and “Glières Plateau”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pointe de Puvat and Monument national à la Résistance du plateau des Glières.
Monument national à la Résistance du plateau des Glières
Monument
Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monument national à la Résistance du plateau des Glières is situated 1 km northwest of Glières plateau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Villards-sur-Thônes and Saint-Jean-de-Sixt.
Les Villards-sur-Thônes
Village
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Les Villards-sur-Thônes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Les Villards-sur-Thônes is situated 6 km south of Glières plateau.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Village
Photo: Zivax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is situated 7 km southeast of Glières plateau.
Le Grand-Bornand
Village
Photo: Gegeours, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Grand-Bornand is a commune in the eastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The commune is a ski resort and takes its name from the river that runs through it. The inhabitants of Le Grand-Bornand are called Bornandins. Le Grand-Bornand is situated 7 km east of Glières plateau.
Glières plateau
- Categories: plateau, syncline, historic site, mountain pasture, and sports location
- Location: Fillière, Arrondissement of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.9582° or 45° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
6.34189° or 6° 20′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FQ8X85R+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1144960794OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=winter_sportsWikidata ID
Q3391934
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Glières plateau” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格利耶尔高原”
- Danish: “Glières Plateau”
- Danish: “Plateau des Glières”
- Finnish: “Plateau des Glières”
- French: “plateau des Glières”
- French: “Plateau des Glières”
- Japanese: “グリエール高原”
- Spanish: “Glières Plateau”
- Spanish: “Plâteau des Glières”
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Highlights include Pas du Loup and Les Ovenettes.
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