Villas in Tignes

About Tignes

Tignes is a purpose-built ski resort split into several villages rather than one centre. Tignes le Lac, at about 2,100 metres beside a natural lake, is the main hub, with Le Lavachet next to it and Val Claret slightly higher at about 2,127 metres; Les Boisses at 1,850 metres and Les Brévières at 1,550 metres sit lower down. Building began at the lake in 1956, and Val Claret followed from 1968, built upward to save space. The homes we list sit within about two kilometres of each other, mostly small one-bedroom apartments. Free shuttle buses link the villages. The old village of Tignes lies under the Lac du Chevril, flooded when the dam was finished in 1952. Tignes hosted freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Is Tignes right for you?

Best for

High-altitude skiing on a long season from an apartment

Not for you if

You want a traditional chalet village, as Tignes is a purpose-built resort of apartment buildings.

Near Tignes

• Val d'Isère

  Shares the Tignes-Val d'Isère ski area, formerly the Espace Killy, with more than 300 km of pistes between them.

• Col de l'Iseran

  At 2,764 metres, the highest paved pass in the Alps, linking Val d'Isère with Bonneval-sur-Arc; open to traffic only in summer.

• Lac du Chevril

  Reservoir behind the 180 metre Tignes dam, whose face carries a Hercules fresco painted in 1989 ahead of the 1992 Olympics.

• Vanoise National Park

  France's first national park, created in 1963, with the ibex as its emblem; the ski area sits on its edge.

Getting to Tignes

Geneva, Chambéry, Lyon and Grenoble airports are all under about two and a half hours away. The nearest station is Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 30 km from Tignes, served by TGV and Eurostar trains, with coaches up to the resort. In winter, airport coaches from Geneva take about three and a half hours to Val Claret.

When to go to Tignes

The 2025 to 2026 winter season ran from 22 November to 3 May, 163 days, with skiing from 1,550 metres at Les Brévières up to 3,456 metres on the Grande Motte. Summer skiing on the glacier was planned from 20 June to 19 July 2026, snow permitting, with up to 20 km of pistes. In summer the lake hosts sailing and other water sports, and in winter an ice rink.

Tignes villa holidays: questions answered

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