Saint-Jean-de-Sixt: La Croix de Lachat
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt has served as a farming community in the Aravis massif since the Middle Ages. La Croix de Lachat lies on the slopes above this Haute-Savoie commune, where scattered chalet homes and pastures occupy the ground between the better-known resorts of La Clusaz and Le Grand-Bornand. The Aravis range gives the area its broad alpine setting, while the village remains a working part of the Thônes valley rather than a purpose-built resort. Cattle farming has long shaped local life, and milk from these mountain pastures contributes to Reblochon, the soft washed-rind cheese closely associated with the Aravis. Saint-Jean-de-Sixt also forms part of the road link between Annecy and the ski villages farther into the mountains.
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Saint-Jean-de-Sixt has served as a mountain-farming community in the Aravis massif since the Middle Ages. Set between the ski resorts of La Clusaz and Le Grand-Bornand, the commune retains a distinctly working alpine character, with meadows and farm buildings shaping its settled slopes. It lies within the production area for Reblochon, the Savoyard cheese traditionally made from the milk of local mountain herds. The surrounding Aravis range connects this small community to some of Haute-Savoie's best-known highland terrain. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Saint-Jean-de-Sixt relates to the Aravis surroundings.
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