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Gondola · Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France

Vallandry

Vallandry is a gondola near Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France. It climbs 571 m over 2.00 km, from 1,565 m to 2,136 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

31/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Vallandry is scarier than 31% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 143 of 226 in France.

  • Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 561 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 262 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Vallandry is near Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France, at 1,565 m above sea level (45.55651° N, 6.76283° E). From there it runs 2.00 km up to the top station at 2,136 m.

Operator
Arcs Domaine Skiable
Capacity
3,000 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people

Nearby lines

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.