Whilst being a well-known winter ski resort, Les Carroz has a thriving village community all year round. Sitting on a mountain plateau at 1140m, surrounded by majestic mountains, this typical Savoyard village with many cosy bars and restaurants offers a really warm welcome to its many visitors.

Les Carroz (1140m- 2500m) is an authentic skiing village, part of the Grand Massif in the heart of the Haute Savoie Alps, 55km from Chamonix and 40 km from Geneva. At 2 hrs from Lyon and 5 hrs from Paris you have access to the 265 km of ski slopes that make up the Grand Massif with Mont-Blanc providing the backdrop!

History of the village
The resort was created in 1936 with the first draglift coming into operation on 29th January 1939 - the longest in Europe at that time.
In the mountain pastures turned winter ski and summer playground, there are only a few original old farms remaining which have resisted the ravages of time (in le Serveray and le Pernant), as well as a bread oven (Serveray), an old chapel (Pernant), the odd barn and a few alpine chalets which are scattered about the various hamlets
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Carrozien heritage : Find out more about the name "Les Carroz"
A few local legends "Les Carroz legends"
School discovery trips : see History/Education file

Weekly market
On Tuesdays, on the Aravis Square a savoyard market takes place all the year round
During February half term, the savoyard produces of the market are available all day!

Not to be forgotten! From April to November every first Friday of the month a farm market in Ballancy (5 km from les Carroz).