Champoléon: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Champoléon
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Winter activities in Champoléon include the “Animaux des cimes” snowshoe hike. It is a family activity for observing wildlife with a telescope and is suitable for ages 8 and up.
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Winter and landscape
The “L’alpage et le refuge du Tourond” route is located in the central zone of Écrins National Park. The route to Tourond starts in Les Borels in Champoléon, where there is a car park and a public bus stop. From Refuge du Tourond, an additional 30-minute path leads to the Cascade de la Pisse.
The route to the Lacs de Crupillouse offers panoramic views of Pointe des Estaris (3,086 m) and Sirac (3,440 m). The “Boucle découverte” runs through the Champoléon valley from Les Borels to Les Fermonds, through forests and fields.
Culture and townscape
The Maison du Berger presents the professions of today’s shepherds and livestock farmers in permanent and temporary exhibitions. Allow approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes for the visit.
The “Tour de l’Iscle” is a very easy, 2.2 km circular walking route starting in Champoléon. It leads through the hamlets of Champoléon located along the Drac Blanc and takes in traditional houses with walls made of local stone and grey slate roofs, numerous chapels, and living pastoral traditions.
Pastoral life continues to be very important in the Champoléon valley. The “De hameau en hameau” loop passes through the hamlets of the Champoléon valley, offering an opportunity to experience its chapels, fountains, and traditional houses.
The Refuge du Pré de la Chaumette was rebuilt in 1979 on the ruins of an old hamlet; the facing stones were shaped locally in Champoléon.
Local traditions
The autumn Tardon fair in Champoléon includes a producers’ market, a meal based on Tardon, and other events. 3 October is given as the date for a traditional autumn Tardon fair in Champoléon.
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