Cable car · Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, France
Bastille
Bastille is a cable car near Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, France. It climbs 260 m over 628 m, from 212 m to 472 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 82 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
72/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Bastille is scarier than 72% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 58 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 82 m, as high as a 27-storey building, 171 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 463 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 322 m of the 628 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Bastille is near Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, France, at 212 m above sea level (45.19297° N, 5.72610° E). From there it runs 628 m up to the top station at 472 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- La Croix gondola · 15.2 km away · rises 583 m
- Essarts gondola · 18.4 km away · rises 447 m
- Pré des Preys gondola · 21.2 km away · rises 366 m
- Côte 2000 gondola · 21.7 km away · rises 563 m
- Ascenseur Villard funicular · 26.7 km away · rises 63 m
- Eau d'Olle Express gondola · 27.0 km away · rises 651 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.