2 115 inhabitants approximately - Altitude : 1 000 m 

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Mountains around Grand-Bornand (altitudes at the highest point) :

• Pointe Blanche :  2 438 m 

• Pic du Jallouvre : 2 408 m 

                                                                                                  

Grand-Bornand is a resort that has 1 twinning with :

• Quiberon in France in 1997

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But also a pact of friendship with the municipality of Lac Beauport in Quebec in 1991.

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GEOGRAPHY/DESCRIPTION 

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First agricultural town of Haute-Savoie, with more than sixty farms, Le Grand-Bornand is the cradle of the tasty reblochon, one of the jewels of the Savoyard gastronomy, which was born here a few centuries ago. In the heart of the Aravis Massif, in Haute-Savoie ideally located between Mont Blanc, Lake Annecy and Switzerland, Le Grand-Bornand offers the best of the Alps ! Le Grand-Bornand is of course a tourist resort, summer and winter, but also a real charming village and here, the nature, generous, has done things well.

The town is spread over two floors: at 1000 meters above sea level, there is Le Grand-Bornand Village with, in the background, the beautiful valley of Bouchet, favorite area of ​​Nordic skiing ...
Six kilometers higher, Le Grand-Bornand Chinaillon, the upper part of the resort, at 1300 meters above sea level, main departure from the ski slopes, and whose Old Village, dating from the seventeenth century has remained very preserved.

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SUGGESTIONS

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Take a guided tour of the village and the old village. Or visit the Heritage House.

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SKI AREA

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Maximum altitude2 100 m - Minimum altitude 1 000 m
Number of ski slopes : 48
Number of green slopes : 15
Number of blue slopes : 17
Number of red slopes : 13
Number of black slopes : 3
Longest slope : 4 km

Number of lifts : 39

Chairlifts : 12

Cable car, gondola lift : 2

Ski lifts: 25

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INFORMATION

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Do not hesitate to contact the tourist office of Grand-Bornand for any further information (housing, activities, ...)

Tourist Office of Grand Bornand

62 Place de l'Eglise

74450 LE GRAND-BORNAND
Phone : 04 50 02 78 00 - e-mail : form on the official website

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