Chorges: Holiday apartments and houses

With views of the Viaduc de Chanteloube, Baie de Chanteloube offers a shady beach at the head of the bay, a small harbor, a snack bar and special water sports opportunities in a natural setting.

Those who have chosen Chorges as their holiday destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture and history

The Fontaine de la Place Lesdiguières is a fountain built from marble sourced from the Chabrières and Guillestre quarries in the second quarter of the 16th century. It bears the date 1548 and is protected as a historic monument.

The Viaduc de Chanteloube, also known as the Viaduc des Moulettes, is an unfinished railway structure from a project for a railway connection between Grenoble and Barcelonnette. Construction began in 1910 and was halted in 1934 in favor of the Veynes–Briançon line.

The pink marble quarries of Salados were already being used in antiquity by the Romans living in the region. Their use was predominantly local; the largest construction project they supplied was Gap Cathedral at the end of the 19th century.

Nature and water

Plage des Pommiers on Baie Saint-Michel has a lawn, an accessible paved route to the water, a shady picnic area, a beach volleyball court, a recreational pier and sanitary facilities.

Plage des Trémouilles in Chanteloube consists of lawn and gravel and offers a shady picnic area, fire pits or barbecue areas, beach volleyball and pétanque courts, as well as sanitary facilities.

A hiking trail near Chorges passes through landscapes featuring a lake, black-earth ravines, Scots pine forest, agricultural plateaus and more untouched areas. At Belvédère des Curattes, there is a viewpoint above the bay and the Chapelle Saint-Michel.

Active pursuits

“Les balcons de Chorges” is a moderately difficult, 32.4-kilometer circular cycling route with 834 meters of elevation gain, starting in Chorges. The route runs on both sides of the Avance Valley, from the plain to the mountain passes, along small roads through varied landscapes. Its final climb offers a panorama of Lac de Serre-Ponçon.

“Sur la piste du Loup” is a family-friendly nature hike with an educational workshop. It explores the ecology, life, history and distribution of the wolf, as well as the tracks of other animals; in winter, it is offered as a snowshoe hike.

“La montagne étoilée” is an astronomy event for all age groups, featuring optical equipment and explanations of the cosmos, constellations and their legends. It takes place on Wednesday evenings throughout the year; from spring to autumn, the meeting point is in Chorges.

The Club Nautique de Chanteloube is a sailing club open to everyone, located in a wild and protected bay, and affiliated with the French Sailing Federation.

Local life and information

Histoire de biscuits is a mountain bakery in the historic center of Chorges, where visitors can take part in a sociable workshop on making biscuits. Only organic and local ingredients are used: flour, eggs, honey and plants come from the Hautes-Alpes, in some cases even from the neighboring village. The unique recipes are shaped by the mountain region and developed in Chorges.

A brewery in Chorges can be visited to learn about the production of beer brewed with spring water from the Moulettes; various seasonal beers are served on site at the neighboring Apex Brew Pub.

The Bureau d’Information Touristique de Chorges – Serre-Ponçon offers personal advice in the town center, comprehensive information on activities, hikes, accommodation, events and local specialties, as well as activity bookings.

More destination pages: Les Orres, Saint-Pierre-D'argençon, Sainte-Colombe, L'argentière-La-Bessée, Chabottes, Saint-Véran, Neffes, Saint-Eusèbe-En-Champsaur

To the higher-level travel overview: Hautes-Alpes.