The Trièves : A Land of Balance
Vous serez saisis par le Trièves ! Un territoire du Sud Isère (38) fait de contrastes et d’émotions, qui commence aux portes de l’agglomération de Grenoble. C’est un pays de rocs entre les massifs du Vercors et du Dévoluy, de villages aux cadres sublimes et d’eaux vives avec ses rivières et le lac de Monteynard-Avignonet : toutes les activités s’offrent à qui veut prendre le temps de la découverte et d’expériences uniques, à qui veut donner du sens à son chemin. Un territoire où l’écotourisme prend tout son sens !
Le Trièves, entre Vercors et dévoluy
In the Trièves, with one foot in the Vercors, the other in the Dévoluy, reconnect harmoniously with the elements essential to life. Explore new horizons and a region that nurtures you, its inhabitants and its land.
Open yourself up to an eco responsible journey in our carefully preserved countryside and contribute to taking care of your host, mother earth.
Throughout the seasons, choose an element that inspires you to find life balance and renewal. The Trièves offers you multiple opportunities to live unforgettable moments: nature and the great outdoors with all its related activities, plenty of cultural events and communities like our “Route des Savoir-Faire” where you may meet artists, craftsmen, producers, and share in the simplicity of their daily lives.
The Trièves promises you a restorative experience, where you are invaluably enriched. Find yourself in the Trièves, this land of balance and help us to continue to preserve it.
Once visited, we know you’ll be back!
The Three Wonders of the Trièves
From the turquoise waters of the Monteynard-Avignonet lake, to the summit of the Obiou mountain, the Trièves offers plenty to discover.
The Mont Aiguille and the East Balcony of the Vercors
For mountain and nature enthusiasts.
Dominating the Trièves, the Mont Aiguille, climbed for the first time in 1492 and marking the birth of mountaineering in Europe, is a mecca for climbers with routes for all experience levels.
Plus the Grand Veymont, the highest summit in the Vercors, will inspire you and the eastern balcony of the Vercors will surprise you with unparalleled beauty in an exceptional natural setting. The balcony is sometimes called the French Dolomites, where rare species of flowers and animals live side by side: Sabots de Vénus Lady Slipper orchids, Martagon lilies, Trumpet gentian wildflowers, ibexes, bearded and griffon vultures, tichodrome songbirds…
Around The Monteynard-Avignonet Lake
Heaven for freshwater lovers and hikers alike and close to local villages.
There is no lack of water sports in the Trièves with the Monteynard-Avignonet Lake!
The Avignonet dam on the lake, built in 1962, has allowed for the development of an extensive nautical leisure base, especially renowned for windsurfing and kite surfing thanks to ever present thermal breezes.
There are rivers running off the lake where you can fish and go canyoning. Also relax and have fun in our Trièves pools and spas!
The villages at the heart of Trièves
For those who are curious about our land and its heritage.
Discovering the Trièves also means diving into its history and the essence of slow tourism in our 27 villages. Observe rural pastoral tradition during a hike, appreciate the works of artists who loved this territory, learn and understand how the past has shaped the Trièves of today. Anchored in sustainable agriculture of yore, producers are turning more and more towards organic farming. This is where you get to enjoy local products, directly sourced and resulting from long years of know-how farming fertile, rich farmland.
Embrace the flavours , the colours and aromas of our region: cheeses, honey from mountain flowers, a delicate watercolour landscape, farmers’ markets galore, village festivals, cattle, sheep and pig breeders, unique cereal farmers…
Le Trièves, une forteresse naturelle préservée
Le Trièves est un territoire de moyenne montagne (entre 500 et 2780 mètres d’altitude). Il est lové entre massifs et gorges profondes (le Vercors, le Dévoluy et les gorges du Drac). Il constitue le maillon entre les Alpes du Nord et du Sud, délimitées par le col de La Croix Haute.
Origine du Trièves
Le nom de Trièves pourrait provenir de diverses origines. Il pourrait être issu du culte de Diane-Trivia, que l’on honorait aux carrefours des routes ou encore du latin Triviae, des trois voies se croisant dans le Trièves : la première allant vers l’est et Gap, et la seconde reliant Grenoble à la Provence en passant par les Hautes Alpes. La troisième, en direction de l’ouest, permet de se rendre à Die dans la Drôme.
D’autre part, le peuple du Trièves était appelé les Tricorii : les 3 armées, ou les trois tribus en gaulois (terme désignant le peuple celto-ligure de la Gaule narbonnaise). Le chiffre 3 a donc très probablement une importance dans l’origine du mot Trièves !
