Gondola · Briancon, France
TCD 6 Chalvet
TCD 6 Chalvet is a gondola near Briancon, France. It climbs 275 m over 966 m, from 1,855 m to 2,131 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
12/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, TCD 6 Chalvet is scarier than 12% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 195 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 538 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 147 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of TCD 6 Chalvet is near Briancon, France, at 1,855 m above sea level (44.93324° N, 6.72687° E). From there it runs 966 m up to the top station at 2,131 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Régie autonome des Remontées Mécaniques de Montgenèvre
- Capacity
- 1,060 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Rocher de l'Aigle gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 428 m
- Cesana-Ski Lodge 1 gondola · 6.2 km away · rises 184 m
- Cesana-Ski Lodge 2 gondola · 7.3 km away · rises 170 m
- Funicolare di Sansicario funicular · 7.7 km away · rises 72 m
- Prorel 1 gondola · 9.2 km away · rises 418 m
- Prorel 2 gondola · 10.6 km away · rises 730 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.