Hauteluce: La Ruelle
La Ruelle combines broad Alpine pastureland with the managed terrain of the Hauteluce ski area in a way that reflects its position in the Beaufortain. Above Hauteluce, this upland setting belongs to the French Alps, where grazing land, forest edges and ski runs share the same slopes. The Beaufortain is closely associated with Beaufort, a protected cooked-pressed cow’s-milk cheese made in the region’s mountain dairies. Hauteluce is also part of Espace Diamant, a linked ski area spanning several Savoie resorts. La Ruelle expresses the working Alpine character of a landscape shaped by pastoral farming as well as mountain tourism.
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Hauteluce occupies the upper Doron de Hauteluce valley in the Beaufortain massif of the French Alps. This Savoie commune lies among high pastureland, where milk from alpine herds helps produce Beaufort, the region’s protected-origin cheese. The 17th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-d’Assyrie, with its Baroque decoration, forms a focal point of the old village. Hauteluce also shares in the Espace Diamant ski area through Les Saisies, while summer routes lead into the surrounding mountains. Continue with other webcams from the Beaufortain to see how this part of the French Alps connects regionally.
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