Bellevaux: Hotels and Accommodation

Bellevaux-Hirmentaz combines a clearly defined winter sports offering with a diverse natural and cultural heritage. The ski area has 25 slopes, 15 ski lifts and a total of 25 kilometres of pistes.

Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Bellevaux will find an objective overview here of the local winter sports facilities and the surrounding landscape.

Winter sports

The Plateau des Mouilles offers 20 kilometres of skating and classic cross-country ski trails; access is subject to a fee. There are also snowshoeing and walking trails, as well as a toboggan run.

The Brev’bus connects Bellevaux with Lullin, Vailly and Reyvroz and travels to the municipality’s ski areas.

Nature

The ZNIEFF “Pointe des Brasses et Montagne d’Hirmentaz” is of great biological importance. It includes notable wetlands and occurrences of species in marginal locations, in particular so-called “abyssal stations”. Bellevaux is listed as a municipality within the continental ZNIEFF Type II “Pointe des Brasses et Montagne d’Hirmentaz”.

The Jardin Alpin is an alpine botanical garden behind the church in the Chef-lieu district of Bellevaux. Next to the church, it invites visitors to take a walk while enjoying views of the mountains.

Pointe d’Hirmentaz lies at an altitude of 1,610 metres and offers panoramic views between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc. At the summit, an orientation table helps visitors identify the surrounding mountains.

Lac de Vallon was formed in 1943 as a result of a landslide. The lake and its flooded hamlet are among the outstanding sites of the Géopark du Chablais.

The “La Source du Brevon” hike leads through the Pététoz forest to the Brevon’s resurgence. After a long underground course, the river emerges directly from the Massif du Roc d’Enfer.

A fishing licence is required for fishing in Lac de Vallon; the regulations of the APPMA apply. During an introduction to via ferrata in Bellevaux accompanied by a professional provider, the aesthetic, airy route runs along a waterfall; suitable equipment is provided.

Culture

The Musée de la Faune allows visitors to discover the wildlife of the Bellevaux mountains. The Maison de la Belle Vallée presents the former way of life, tools, and the history of Bellevaux and Lac de Vallon.

Notre-Dame de l’Assomption in Bellevaux was consecrated in 1830. The paintings in the church were created in the 19th century by the Piedmontese artists Etienne Gilardi, Francesco Giletto and Paolo Sasonini from Val di Sesia in the Sardinian neoclassical style.

The present-day Chapelle Saint-Bruno was built in 1651 by the Carthusians on the ruins of the former church of the Charterhouse. It is the only restored remnant of the Chartreuse Vallon-Bellevaux and is located in the immediate vicinity of Lac de Vallon.

The covered bridge “Pont Couvert” is named after its roof, which protects the wooden structure, and is considered an unusual building for the region.

Further destinations: Champanges, Cordon, Thollon, Le Petit-Bornand-Les-Glières, Morillon, Reignier-Esery, Le Praz De Lys, Les Gets

For the overarching travel overview: Haute-Savoie.