Uvernet-Fours
Uvernet-Fours is best known within the Southern French Alps for the Pra-Loup ski resort. The commune lies in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, where the Ubaye valley meets steep Alpine terrain above Barcelonnette. Pra-Loup forms part of Espace Lumière, the linked ski area shared with Val d’Allos, and gives this otherwise sparsely settled mountain commune its modern focus. The landscape shifts from the valley floor and river corridors to conifer-covered slopes, open mountain pastures and high ridges. Uvernet-Fours retains the character of a traditional Ubaye Valley commune, with separate settlements including Uvernet and Fours rather than one continuous urban centre.
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Uvernet-Fours combines the working character of an Alpine valley commune with the seasonal energy of a ski-resort area, reflecting its position in the Ubaye valley of the Southern French Alps. The Ubaye River runs below wooded slopes and high passes, while the hamlets of Uvernet and Fours retain the dispersed settlement pattern of this mountain country. Pra-Loup, within the commune, is a major winter-sports resort linked with Val d’Allos in the Espace Lumière ski area. Uvernet-Fours was created in 1973 through the merger of Uvernet and Fours, a reminder that its identity reaches beyond the resort. Browse other webcams across Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur to place this Alpine setting in a wider geographic context.
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