Gondola · Sergy, France
Catheline
Catheline is a gondola near Sergy, France. It climbs 541 m over 1.75 km, from 904 m to 1,445 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 35 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
18/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Catheline is scarier than 18% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 185 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 35 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 165 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 168 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Catheline is near Sergy, France, at 904 m above sea level (46.30431° N, 5.94379° E). From there it runs 1.75 km up to the top station at 1,445 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,320 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Fierney gondola · 3.4 km away · rises 650 m
- Téléphérique du Salève cable car · 24.0 km away · rises 649 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.