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Champsaur Valgaudemar<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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In the folds of the world<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the hedged meadows of the Champsaur<\/strong> and the mineral walls of the \u00c9crins<\/strong>, the Champsaur Valgaudemar<\/strong> offers a landscape of rare intensity. A land of contrasts and harmony, it combines the intimacy of Champsaur’s wooded valleys<\/strong> with the vertical thrust<\/strong> of Valgaudemar’s peaks, offering travelers a gentle yet fiery mountain experience. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A village<\/strong> that lives in the silence of the peaks.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Between bocage and peaks<\/div>

Where terroir meets glaciers<\/p><\/div>

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The Champsaur<\/strong>with its thousand meadows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this vast amphitheater encircled by ridges, Champsaur <\/strong>spreads out its checkerboard fields, punctuated by hedges, orchards and hamlets with lauze roofs. In Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur<\/strong>, the historic trading center, you can still feel the rhythm of the fairs of yesteryear. The horizon opens out towards the village resorts<\/a> and the ski area ofOrci\u00e8res Merlette 1850<\/a><\/strong>while the paths lead to the mountain pastures, where in summer the tinkling of the cowbells resounds. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Valgaudemar<\/strong>high walls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

More rugged, more confined, Valgaudemar<\/strong> soars towards the high mountains like a path of ascent. Between the Sommets de l’Olan<\/strong> and the Siracs<\/strong>, mineral reigns, sculpted by vanished glaciers. At the end of the road, the Gioberney <\/strong>rises up, a gateway to the \u00c9crins National Park<\/strong>, where the Voile de la Mari\u00e9e, at the foot of the Gioberney refuge <\/a>, spins into the void like a silken thread torn from the sky. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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T. Blais<\/div><\/div>

Sirac summit<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A terroir shaped<\/strong>by hand and time <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Champsaur Valgaudemar region cultivates patient, ingenious mountain agriculture<\/strong>. Hedgerows protect crops from cold winds, terraces hold back fertile soil. Breeders and producers work to the rhythm of the seasons, giving birth to emblematic products: tourtons, ravioles, donkey’s ear gratin, alpine cheeses, charcuterie and honeys with mountain flowers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Les Tourtons du Champsaur<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unspoiled nature<\/strong>heritage and promise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Isolated refuges, suspended paths, crystalline torrents: everything here invites a humble relationship with the living. In the most remote valleys, the silence is broken only by thegolden eagle<\/strong> or the clash of stones rolled by a torrent or an ibex<\/strong>. This nature<\/a>, protected by the Ecrins National Park<\/strong>, is a fragile heritage, to be explored with moderation, like turning the pages of a beautiful book whose every word counts. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emmanuel Faber<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

mountain lover and committed leader<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n