Vallouise-Pelvoux: Pelvoux Vallouise - 1800

Tucked into the Écrins massif in the French Alps, Vallouise-Pelvoux is a place whose character is shaped by the high valleys of the Gyr and Onde rivers. The commune reaches into Écrins National Park, where larch woodland gives way to alpine pastures, rock walls and glaciated terrain. At Pré de Madame Carle, the road ends below the Glacier Blanc, a major starting point for walks into the massif. Ailefroide has long been associated with mountaineering, while the present commune was formed in 2017 through the merger of Vallouise and Pelvoux. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding Alps to extend your view of the Écrins massif.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur occupies France’s southeastern Mediterranean coast and Alpine borderlands. Its terrain runs from the Rhône delta and the Camargue wetlands to the limestone coves of the Calanques and the high valleys of the French Alps, while the Côte d’Azur forms its celebrated shoreline. Marseille, France’s oldest city, is a major port, and Avignon’s Palais des Papes recalls the 14th-century papal court. Inland, Provençal markets, olive cultivation and lavender-growing areas remain central to regional identity. Browse additional webcams nearby to see how Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur connects with the Mediterranean, the Alps and neighbouring Italy.

The Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, together with the Alps, Pyrenees and broad river basins, define much of France — they support maritime trade, farming, wine regions and travel throughout the year. The Seine runs through Paris, where the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre are among Europe’s most recognised landmarks. The Loire Valley is known for Renaissance châteaux, while Mont-Saint-Michel rises from a tidal bay in Normandy. Regional food traditions are equally distinctive, from Breton seafood to Provençal cooking, with bread, cheese and wine central to everyday life. France’s global cultural influence is evident in its language, literature, fashion and cinema. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how France’s coasts, plains and mountain borders relate to their surroundings.