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Aussois

Sciences & discovery  Walks  Sport & leisure 

Aussois, winter and summer sports resort, is first of all a mountain village where modernity and tradition have merged harmoniously, thus guaranteeing exceptional surroundings and quality of life for your stay.

Religious heritage

Religious heritage


  Notre Dame de l'Assomption
  Chapels - Each chapel in the village invokes a protector saint or the Virgin Mary, to bar the way to "death", omnipresent in a hostile environment.
  Notre Dame de la Paix Oratory
  The Combat Collet cross - Also called "the cock's cross", it bears the thirteen objects representing the scenes of Christ's Passion.

The forts

The forts


  The Esseillon forts - built for military purposes, these fortifications testify to a rich and eventful historical past.
  The Saint Gobain Fort - To 6 km of Aussois, you will find the Saint Gobain Fort, vestige of a complex system of defense of the Maginot Line of the Alps from which the objective was to defend the French Frontier.

The dams

The dams


  Testimonies of the valley's industrial history, the Plan d'Amont and Plan d'Aval dams will provide a setting for a fishing party or a pleasant walk.

Donkey hire

Donkey hire


  Donkey ride for children and families for half-day around Aussois.

Via ferrata

Via ferrata


  Half-way between rock-climbing and walking, vie ferrate enable beginners to live the sensations that had until now been reserved for experienced mountaineers.The via ferrata du Diable combines 6 independent sections. It is the longest in France, requiring between 6 and 8 hours.

Ludic pools

Ludic pools


  In Dotta, in the heart of the village, the children will be able to make " quick dip " in basins especially arranged with their intention: a basin 10 meters in diameter and 1.20 meters of depth and a basin 5 meters in diameters and 0.30 meters of depth.

Visit of the

Visit of the "parc polaire"


  Discover the world of Siberian huskies and Greenland Eskimo dogs : visit of the doghouse, explanations on dog care and breeding..
  Visit of the kennel: Husky, Alaskan, Samoyède, Malamute, 35 dogs in all.

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