Correncon

Why Correncon Ski Resort in Isere?

• Short transfer time being only 1 hour from Grenoble Airport
• Traditional, small, authentic French village
• 'Famille Plus' resort - good children’s facilities and great for families
• A decent size Nordic Park - classic, skating and snowshoeing - one of the largest in Europe

Correncon Resort Information

Corrençon and Villard de Lans existed long before the development of tourist resorts. Even today, their tranquil village life goes on, following the seasons, as the two villages have managed to preserve their quality of life: busy local life, local products, new builds respecting tradition and the identity of the region.

Correncon en Vercors stands against the backdrop of the largest Natural Reserve in France. Corrençon boasts the charm of a small mountain village, authentic and peaceful. It has its own restaurants, sports shops, bakery and mini-market. The two villages are lift-linked to form the Espace Villard-Correncon.

Villard de Lans is a lively village - the largest market centre and ski resort of the Vercors massif - and is 5km away. It was the 3rd ski resort created in 1906 after Chamonix. Today, the town has a population of over 4000, with pedestrian streets, a market, shops, a wave pool, an indoor ice rink, an exceptional sledging space, a bowling alley, a casino, a museum and other amenities that are busy round the year. 

Correncon is a Famille Plus resort. On 10 April 2017 and on 4 October 2017, the Tourist Offices of Villard de Lans and Corrençon en Vercors were awarded the national Qualité TourismeTM mark recognising its quality approach, for a period of three years.

The Parc Naturel du Vercors boasts many prestigious AOPs (products with a protected origin) such as the famous Grenoble walnuts (since 1938), Picodon cheese (goats cheese), the Clairette de Die, and the Châtillons en Diois wines plus Fario trout. The area also boasts a blue choose with an AOP, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, which has been produced here for over 600 years! "La Villarde" is a mixed breed of cattle from Villard-de-Lans is raised as much for its quality meat as for its milk, which is used to produce Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage.

Ski resort growth

Villard de Lans was the site of the 1st two-seater detachable chairlift and the 1st six-seater gondola lift in Europe, it also had the first snowploughs in France. The merging of the Villard de Lans and Corrençon domains, modelling of the slopes, adding "latest generation" mechanical lifts and the creation of two Altitude lakes, also indicate the desire of these villages to continue innovating and growting through major investments. 

Read our focus on Villard de Lans and Corrençon to find out more about these two neighbouring villages and see what's on offer for both skiers and non-skiers at each.