ski resort
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located in the
French
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Dauphine Alps
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in
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.département
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'', upon the
commune
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of
La Morte
La Morte () is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Isère department
References
Communes of Isère
Isère communes articles ne ...
Oisans
L'Oisans () is a region in the French Alps, located in the départements of l'Isère and Hautes-Alpes, and corresponding to the drainage basin of the River Romanche and its tributaries (Eau d'Olle, Lignarre, Sarenne, Vénéon and Ferrand). Betw ...
valley, between the
Romanche
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Taillefer
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(2857m) and the Grand Serre summit (2141m). It remains a small mountain village with traditional alpine buildings and atmosphere. Thus, it is mostly visited by local people and families from the
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
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urban area.
History
The ski resort has been created in 1938 in the village of "La Morte". Its name changed to Alpe du Grand Serre in the 1960s with the build of the Petit Mollard lift. Today, the skiable area represents some 220 hectares, based upon 14 lifts. Having been historically ruled by the commune of
La Morte
La Morte () is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Isère department
References
Communes of Isère
Isère communes articles ne ...
, the ski resort of Alpe du Grand Serre has been managed since 2001 by ''société d'aménagement touristique
Alpe d'Huez
L'Alpe d'Huez () is a ski resort in southeastern France at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Western Alps, in the commune of Huez, which is part of the department of Isère in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
It is part of th ...
grand domaine (S.A.T.A.)''.
Technical characteristics
Skilifts :
*3 chair lifts;
*9 surface lifts;
See also
*Commune of
La Morte
La Morte () is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Isère department
References
Communes of Isère
Isère communes articles ne ...