The geography of Morzine places it just on the French side of the Swiss/French border in the east of France. It is in the Haute Savoie department in the Rhone Alpes region of France.
What country is Morzine in?
Morzine
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Country
Region
Department
Arrondissement
What language is spoken in Morzine?
French
Is Avoriaz in France or Switzerland?
Avoriaz
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Avoriaz Resort
Location
Nearest major city
Coordinates
Can you ski from Morzine to Switzerland?
Yes, you can ski to Switzerland from Morzine. The Swiss resorts in the Portes du Soleil are worth a visit. You can get to Switzerland via the Mossettes lift from Linderets or dropping over the Swiss Wall. If you are unaware of the Swiss Wall, it is a steep piste giving access from Avoriaz to Les Crozet.
Which French department is Morzine in?
Morzine is a village of 3000 inhabitants, located in the heart of the French Alps in the Department of Haute-Savoie. The town, classified as a tourist resort, has two tourist sites; Morzine, a charming village and resort at 1,000 meters above sea level, and Avoriaz resort, situated 1,800 meters above sea level.
What is Morzine known for?
Famous winter sports resort, Morzine is also a typical village that has preserved its traditional architecture. Boasting modern sports facilities, the resort is part of the famous Portes du Soleil (Gateway to the Sun) ski area that links 12 French and Swiss ski resorts and offers 650 km of pistes.
Is Morzine posh?
Morzine ski resort (sometimes called "Morzine Avoriaz") is a real french mountain village with a posh and english atmosphere. Located at 1000 meters of altitude, Morzine has a central place in Portes du Soleil ski area (it is seated between les Gets and Avoriaz).
How good is Morzine?
In short, yes. Both are great resorts for intermediate skiers, offering access to plenty of fantastic pistes for you to choose from. Morzine, offers plenty of high and low slopes across several valleys, but the real treats are the tree-lined pistes of Nyon and Les Gets, which also offer stunning vistas of Mont Blanc.
What Valley is Morzine in?
It is sometimes quietly said that tourism in Morzine is all ultimately down to the kindly determination of a few well-placed civil servants stationed in Geneva who succumbed to the charms of the little town huddling in the Alps Valley and its landscape of gentle alpine pastures blending in with abrupt mountainsides.