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Besse

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Isère

Specialty of this small mountain village: the stuffed Besse based cabbage and potatoes.

Geographical information

MunicipalityBesse
Postcode38142
Tourism label
Latitude45.0716920 (N 45° 4’ 18”)
Longitude6.1708430 (E 6° 10’ 15”)
AltitudeFrom 1228m to 3122m
Surface area25.46 km²
Population149 inhabitants
Density5 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureGrenoble (72 km, 1:15)
Insee code38040
IntercommunalityCC de l'Oisans
DepartmentIsère
TerritoriesAlps, Dauphiné
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alps

Nearest cities & towns

Mizoën6 km (10 min)
Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans6.2 km (12 min)
Le Freney-d'Oisans10.1 km (16 min)
Les Deux Alpes10.6 km (17 min)
Auris17.6 km (28 min)
La Grave21 km (26 min)
Le Bourg-d'Oisans22 km (30 min)
Villar-d'Arêne24 km (30 min)
La Garde24 km (32 min)
Huez30 km (40 min)
Oulles31 km (45 min)
Villard-Notre-Dame31 km (43 min)
Ornon32 km (44 min)
Allemond32 km (40 min)
Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans33 km (47 min)

Things to see and do

Places of interest

Natural sites

Weather

Monday 20 may
Min. 5°C - Max. 12°C
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Tuesday 21 may
Min. 2°C - Max. 6°C
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Wednesday 22 may
Min. 3°C - Max. 6°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Refuges Sentinelles long-distance science hike
Culture and education585 € Villar-d'Arêne (13.4 km)
Tailor-made photo shoot
Arts and Crafts120 € to 190 € Villarembert (21 km)
Canyoning in Vercors or Chartreuse
Sports sensations50 € to 75 € Grenoble (37 km)
Canyoning in the heart of Chartreuse and Vercors
Sports sensations50 € to 80 € Grenoble (37 km)
Canyoning around Grenoble, Chartreuse and Vercors
Sports sensations48 € to 60 € Grenoble (38 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The Puy of St. Christopher
HikeEasy55 minSaint-Christophe-en-Oisans (11.5 km)
Refuge de la Selle - Hiking
HikeAthletic5:00Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (11.6 km)
Mirror of Fétoules
HikeIntermediate2:10Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (11.8 km)
Via-ferrata de Saint Christopher en Oisans
HikeAthletic1:45Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (12.2 km)
Hiking - Refuge et vallon de la Lavey
HikeIntermediate3:15Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (15.3 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

Your holidays
A hotel
A vacation rental
A bed & breakfast
A campsite
A leisure activity
A restaurant
A rental car
A plane ticket
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