waterfall
Cascade du Rouget
Known as the 'Queen of the Alps,' this dramatic 90-meter double waterfall cascades down a cliff face in Haute-Savoie.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Sallanches
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
About Sallanches
Sallanches works well as a base: 5 minutes from Domancy, 22km from Mont Blanc.
Sallanches is in Rhône-Alpes, France, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Domancy, about 4 km away.
Sallanches (French pronunciation: [salɑ̃ʃ]; Arpitan: Salenches) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève andRead more
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Sallanches is the centre of an urban area with about 46,000 inhabitants.
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What is there to see near Sallanches?
Within an hour or so of Sallanches: Cascade du Rouget (14 km), Col des Aravis (15 km), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (19 km), Aiguille du Midi (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Sallanches?
The nearest famous roads are Col des Aravis, Cormet de Roselend and Col de la Forclaz (Valais).
Where is Sallanches?
Sallanches is in Rhône-Alpes, France, about 4 km from Domancy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,725
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Rhône-Alpes
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 45.9442, 6.6316
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Worth the detour from Sallanches
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Col des Aravis
A 1,486 m pass between La Clusaz and Flumet with a tiny chapel at the summit and a postcard head-on view of Mont Blanc framed by alpine pastures.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
The legendary Alpine resort town nestled at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters.
19 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Aiguille du Midi
A vertiginous 3,842-meter granite needle reached by a spectacular cable car, offering face-to-face views of Mont Blanc.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Mont Blanc
Western Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters, a snow-capped giant straddling the French-Italian border in the Alps.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Mer de Glace
France's largest glacier, reached by a red rack railway from Chamonix to walk into an ice cave.
23 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
Mont Blanc Tunnel
An 11.6 km tunnel beneath Western Europe's highest mountain, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy: the quickest year-round route between the French and Italian Alps.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Lac d'Emosson
A high dam lake reached by a steep dead-end road, facing directly across to the Mont Blanc massif. Dinosaur trackways lie on the slabs above it.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Sallanches
- Right hereCol des AravisA 1,486 m pass between La Clusaz and Flumet with a tiny chapel at the summit and a postcard head-on view of Mont Blanc framed by alpine pastures.
- 21 kmAiguille du MidiA vertiginous 3,842-meter granite needle reached by a spectacular cable car, offering face-to-face views of Mont Blanc.
- 25 kmMont Blanc TunnelAn 11.6 km tunnel beneath Western Europe's highest mountain, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy: the quickest year-round route between the French and Italian Alps.
- 28 kmCormet de RoselendA 1,968 m Beaufortain pass whose road skirts the turquoise Lac de Roselend reservoir: one of the most photogenic climbs of the Tour de France and the Route des Grandes Alpes.
- 31 kmCol de la Forclaz (Valais)The pass above Martigny on the road to Chamonix, kept open all year and a natural gateway to the Mont Blanc valleys.
- 42 kmGreat St Bernard PassThe historic 2,469m pass between Switzerland and Italy with its hospice and dogs; the old road runs beside the modern tunnel.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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