Jausiers: Hotels and Accommodation

The access road to the Col de la Bonette and Restefond passes through Jausiers via the C1; the route climbs to the summit at an altitude of 2,802 metres.

For your stay in Jausiers, you may wish to find a hotel.

Geographical setting

Jausiers lies along La Routo (GR®69), a transhumance route that crosses the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département in 15 stages before continuing to Italy.

Nature

The route to Pointe Fine passes through pine forests, across alpine grasslands at the summit and along a vertiginous slate balcony; chamois and mouflon can often be spotted along the way.

Lac de Sagnes is a remarkable natural area in the municipality of Jausiers and is designated as a Natura 2000 site.

Culture and history

The Centre d'art de Jausiers regularly presents changing exhibitions.

On Mondays, the Centre d'art de Jausiers offers free guided tours of the exhibition by prior reservation.

The Jausiers branch of the Musée de la Vallée focuses on water, including its destructive and harnessed aspects.

The parish church of Saint-Nicolas de Myre in Jausiers is a Baroque church dating from the second half of the 17th century and has been classified as a Monument historique since 1921.

The Mexican villas of Jausiers were built in the 19th and early 20th centuries by residents of the Ubaye Valley who had returned from the Americas; their architecture combines, in particular, neoclassical, eclectic and exotic influences.

Village life and water

The weekly summer market in Jausiers takes place every Sunday morning in July and August.

At the weekly summer market in Jausiers, local producers and travelling traders offer cheese, honey, fruit and other goods.

The Plan d’eau de Siguret is a developed swimming area at the exit of Jausiers towards the Col de la Bonette.

Swimming at the Plan d’eau de Siguret is supervised during the season.

Jausiers’ water area includes a pump track, tennis courts, a climbing wall, children’s play areas and shaded picnic spots.

Other destinations: Le Lauzet-Ubaye, Méolans-Revel, Saint-Paul-Sur-Ubaye, Saint-Jean, La Foux-D'allos, Allos, Faucon-De-Barcelonnette, Barcelonnette

For the overarching travel overview: Alpes-De-Haute-Provence.