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  • Coupe d'argent U16

    Coupe d'argent U16

    Friday 7 April 2023.

    Men's and Women's Giant Alpine Skiing Competition.

  • Le Printemps des cimetières - Le cimetière d’Abondance : une histoire de symboles

    Le Printemps des cimetières - Le cimetière d’Abondance : une histoire de symboles

    From Friday 12 to Sunday 14 May 2023.

    Can you identify and explain the symbols on the funerary monuments in the Abondance cemetery?

  • Les reflets du Léman

    Les reflets du Léman

    Saturday 27 May 2023. Sunday 28 May 2023. Monday 29 May 2023. Canceled or closed.

    After an absence of 3 years, the Sciez fair is back with a new name and a brand new form! The Reflets du Leman will welcome you on May 27th, 28th and 29th.

  • Rendez-vous aux jardins

    Rendez-vous aux jardins

    From Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 June 2023 between 10 am and 6 pm.

    On the occasion of the 20th edition of the "Rendez-vous aux jardins", the Association Jean-Marie Delavay invites you to (re)discover the work of the famous Gêtois botanist through guided tours of the garden or discovery walks.

  • Au coeur d'une tourbière

    Au coeur d'une tourbière

    Sunday 4 June 2023 between 10 am and 12 pm. Visits at 10am and 11am.

    Come and explore the mysterious ecosystem of a peat bog to understand how soil and peat are formed. Observe the typical vegetation of this environment and in particular the sphagnum moss, and the insectivorous plants.

  • Les Cognées - Concours de débardage mécanisé

    From Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June 2023.

    Skidding Mechanized contest of Les Gets organized by Les Cognées is the international reference motorized events in the forestry sector.

  • Rallye Natur'elles Aventures

    Rallye Natur'elles Aventures

    Friday 9 June 2023.

    100% female with an electric vehicle & treck. It's a one-week challenge by pair, in the heart of breathtaking landscapes.
    An all-incluse adventure (vehicle, training & challenge), whose budget is financed by sponsors.

  • Léman Thonon Triathlon

    Léman Thonon Triathlon

    From Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 June 2023 Opening hours on Saturday between 4 pm and 6 pm. Departure times on Sunday every 01 minutes at 8.30 am.

    Between the lake and the mountain, the LTT takes on a holiday mood: in the water, then on the shores of Lake Geneva, the most experienced athletes as well as beginners and children enjoy each year an event with swimming, cycling and running.

  • Beach rowing sprint

    From Friday 23 to Sunday 25 June 2023.

    It is a little known but very spectacular discipline. The Beach Rowing Sprint is a rowing event that takes place on the sand and in the sea.

  • Pass'Portes du Soleil MTB

    Pass'Portes du Soleil MTB

    From Friday 23 to Sunday 25 June 2023.

    The Pass'Portes is a major MTB event taking place in the Portes du Soleil resorts spanning France and Switzerland. An event of international stature packed with plenty of impressive and memorable moments and shared sporting memories with plenty of laughs...!

Welcome to the Chablais region

The Chablais region is the first chain in Pre-Alps mountains between Lake Geneva and the Mont-Blanc mountain range. Its mountains are home to forests, alpine pastures and winter sports resorts.

The lower Chablais country or “Pays du Léman” forms an amphitheater that gradually rises behind the 50 kilometers of lakeside on the French side of Lake Geneva; Evian and Thonon mineral waters take their source at the heart of these ancient glacial deposits.

Lake Geneva is so big that it influences the climate of the whole of this region; it has been the center of major historical struggles between Geneva and the Savoy House, whose court resided at Ripaille at the start of the XVth Century, before choosing to reform and gradually improving relations with the Bernois.

The Chablais province, part of the Savoy region, which itself only became part of France in 1860, is on the outskirts of the region and remains highly influenced by the proximity of Geneva and the Swiss cantons.

The “Chablais Heritage” Association aims to help visitors discover the wealth and diversity of the Lake Geneva region’s cultural, historical and natural heritage.

Places in pictures

  • Jardin d'eau
  • Palais lumière
  • Foret de Rippaille
  • Funiculaire
  • Source Evian
  • Musée de la préhistoire
  • Musée des Pompiers
  • Vieille douane
  • Galerie Etrave
  • Gorges du pont du diable