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Orcières, Orcières-Merlette: Population: 810h Alt: 1450m and 1850m (Orcières-Merlette)

By the motorway Sisteron-Gap, left Saulce, by D944


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In High Champsaur, with the heart of the national park of the parc des Ecrins, Orcières is a large borough fixed on the sides of a hill.

RESERVEZ VOTRE SEJOUR A ORCIERES  1850

The amateurs of architecture will be able to recognize the typical "house orciéroise"; of square form, with a pinion wall for principal frontage and a home on two levels, it is made hardcores out of stone of the country, with a frame of wood covered formerly with slates but generally today of sheets or shingles.

At the ground floor, kitchen being next to the stable, on the floor, on a floor in larch, the room… and the barn, men and animals living formerly together to be heated!



Hamlet of character and departure of excursions, Prapic blottit at the bottom of the valley of Black Drac, far, well far from the great transportation routes. Its arable lands are remarkable by the heaps of stones laid out in edge of piece by the peasants. Not to miss its small "museum by the Breakage", which presents a collection of objects of the everyday life telling the trades of formerly.

Orcières Merlette, station built in the Sixties on the heights of Black Drac, offers today all the pleasures of slips: from the Alpine skiing to the ski touring while passing, more original, by the ski joering tractor drawn by a horse!

To see:

Animalier park the Crucible (open tous.les.jours in summer, except Sunday of 10h with 19h) the village of Prapic (with 5km, by D474) and its museum of "Breakage": a museum of art and traditions popular (3? the entry)

Circuit of the Large Lakes. Sundials Vaults. Wedding veil.

Leisures: In winter:

Alpine skiing at the station of Orcières-Merlette (with 5km of the village by D76):

100 km of tracks, 30 ski lifts, Scandinavian Ski (50 km of tracks). Snowpark, Stage of slalom. Kart on ice, Huskies, rackets

ski joering tractor drawn by a horse Large Ourse (skating rink, swimming pool, space relaxation)

Alpine skiing: Alpine skiing: 1850m/2725m 44 tracks

(80 km of tracks) 9 green - 10 blue 19 reds - 6 black

Ski touring: 1300m/2200m

30 km of tracks (skating)

In summer:

a base of leisures. Arbraventure Excursions. VTT. Climbing

Parapente. Water running sports. Tennis

Reception facilities:

5 Hotels including 3 at the station of Merlette,2 village-holidays with Merlette

1 Inn. 2 Camp-sites. Lodgings.

Tourist bureau 05170 ORCIERES MERLETTE

Phone: 04 92 55 89 89 - fax: 04 92 55 89 75

WEB SITE : http://www.orcieres.com

Nearby villages:

St Bonnet in Champsaur (26km), St Jean-St Nicolas (10km) Prapic (6Km)