Le Fangeas: Pelvoux Vallouise - Base
The Gyr valley defines the setting of Vallouise-Pelvoux — a broad Alpine floor of meadows, woodland and scattered hamlets enclosed by the high terrain of the Écrins massif. This Hautes-Alpes commune brings together the historic communities of Vallouise and Pelvoux, which formally merged in 2017. The Pelvoux-Vallouise ski area occupies slopes above the valley, while the villages retain stone-and-timber houses, small lanes and working agricultural ground. The Gyr joins the Onde at Vallouise to form the Gyronde. This is a lived-in mountain landscape on the edge of Écrins National Park, rather than a purpose-built resort.
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