Natural heritage

Created in 1963, the Vanoise National Park is entirely situated in the Department of the Savoie between the high valleys of the Arc (Maurienne) and the Isère (Tarentaise), right up to the Italian frontier where it is bordered along 14 kilometres by the Parc National italien du Grand Paradis and the reserve of the high valley of Orco.

The national parks of the Vanoise and the Grand Paradis are twinned and constitute the largest protected reserve in Western Europe, some 125 000 hectares.

In the heart of the Vanoise National Park, hikers will come across a nearly infinite quantity of plant species (Alpine Columbines, Lys Martagon, Edelweiss...) and animals (ibex, marmots, chamois, golden eagles...).