Gondola · Modane, France
Mélézet
Mélézet is a gondola near Modane, France. It climbs 625 m over 1.35 km, from 1,358 m to 1,984 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 57 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
62/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Mélézet is scarier than 62% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 78 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 57 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 139 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 293 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 80 m of the 1.35 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Mélézet is near Modane, France, at 1,358 m above sea level (45.20035° N, 6.69670° E). From there it runs 1.35 km up to the top station at 1,984 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Arrondaz gondola · 4.5 km away · rises 669 m
- Face Nord gondola · 11.6 km away · rises 317 m
- Thorens cable car · 11.7 km away · rises 218 m
- Moraine gondola · 12.4 km away · rises 473 m
- Télécabine d'Orelle-Caron gondola · 12.5 km away · rises 826 m
- Bardonecchia - Fregiusia gondola · 12.5 km away · rises 581 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.