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Pussy

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Savoie

Pussy - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Savoie
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2,000 years BC J.-C, the first occupants probably laid the first foundations of the agropastoral civilization. Pussy of Pussiacus, Colon of the edge of the Tiber, who received from the Emperor Augustus the domain and who came to settle. The big landowner directs the indigenous population and makes it work (Pliny the Elder). Thus the Romans set up men and baptized places. In 1156, Viscount Gontier de Briançon yielded to the abbey of Tamié the Montagne de Gentil to the Roche de Pussiac (Pussy). Men clear it and practice raising and growing cereals.

Today Pussy has become a village where we practice agriculture and livestock, logging. Pussy is attached to the municipality of La Léchère, important spa resort of the Tarentaise Valley. The village is away from the road to the Col de la Madeleine, mythical pass of the Alps where the Tour de France cyclist.

Geographical information

MunicipalityPussy
Postcode73260
Latitude45.5515789 (N 45° 33’ 6”)
Longitude6.4549180 (E 6° 27’ 18”)
PrefectureChambéry (72 km, 53 min)
DepartmentSavoie
TerritoryAlps
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alps

Nearest cities & towns

La Léchère8.2 km (16 min)
Rognaix9 km (14 min)
Cevins10.1 km (17 min)
Saint-Paul-sur-Isère10.8 km (18 min)
Grand-Aigueblanche12 km (15 min)
Celliers12.4 km (19 min)
La Bâthie14.8 km (19 min)
Salins-Fontaine15 km (22 min)

Things to see and do

Events and festivities

Photos

Entrance of the village
Entrance of the village
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Houses at the entrance of Pussy
Houses at the entrance of Pussy
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Church of Pussy
Church of Pussy
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Town
Town
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Pussy, leaving the village in winter
Pussy, leaving the village in winter
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Village of Pussy
Village of Pussy
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Bread oven that is made to work for the bread festival
Bread oven that is made to work for the bread festival
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View of the chief town
View of the chief town
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Church of Pussy
Church of Pussy
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Pussy in 1926
Pussy in 1926
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The Bellacha by Col de l'Arc
The Bellacha by Col de l'Arc
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Bellacha Summit
Bellacha Summit
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Tarine cows at Pussy
Tarine cows at Pussy
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Col de l'Arc, chalet, hiking in Bellacha
Col de l'Arc, chalet, hiking in Bellacha
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Ski tour, Arc and Bellacha ridge
Ski tour, Arc and Bellacha ridge
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Cow
Cow
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The Bellacha seen from Pussy's cemetery
The Bellacha seen from Pussy's cemetery
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Weather

Thursday 9 may
Min. 5°C - Max. 14°C
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Friday 10 may
Min. 7°C - Max. 16°C
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Saturday 11 may
Min. 9°C - Max. 17°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Family rafting course in the Isère gorges
Sports sensations62 € Aime-la-Plagne (11.4 km)
Rafting on the Doron de Bozel
Sports sensations88 € Aime-la-Plagne (11.4 km)
Escape game and scavenger hunt in the great outdoors
Entertainment60 € Beaufort (21 km)
Helicopter flight over Annecy and Beaufortain
Sports sensations600 € Les Saisies (24 km)
Ride a hired snowmobile
Sports sensations176 € Les Saisies (24 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The Aphid
Village visitEasy1:00La Léchère (100 m)
Arc Pass
HikeAthletic5:30La Léchère (1.1 km)
The Arc Pass
HikeIntermediate5:00Pussy
Feissons loop
HikeAthletic4:00La Léchère (1.6 km)
Eau Rousse footbridges
HikeIntermediate3:30La Léchère (2.9 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

Your holidays
A hotel
A vacation rental
A bed & breakfast
A campsite
A leisure activity
A restaurant
A rental car
A plane ticket
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