Lescheraines: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Lescheraines is located at the exit of the Banges Gorge and is considered a meeting point of the valleys and passes of the Cœur des Bauges.

Anyone planning a trip to Lescheraines may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature and Water

The Les Iles du Chéran area comprises four bodies of water distributed along the Chéran. Two of them, as well as the leisure facility with its amenities and activities, are accessible from Lescheraines. The first body of water at the leisure facility has an equipped beach, a three-lane water slide and water play areas.

The swimming area at the Les Iles du Chéran leisure facility is supervised daily from Saturday, 27 June 2026, to Thursday, 27 August 2026, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Promenade des Iles du Chéran initially follows the Chéran River and the bodies of water, then continues through the forest to the Cascade du Pissieu waterfall. The route known as the “Promenade Confort” begins at the leisure facility and is accessible to families with pushchairs, older people and wheelchair users accompanied by another person.

Activities

The Centre Équestre des Bauges in Lescheraines offers rides and excursions with ponies and horses for beginners and advanced riders. There are also horseback-riding treks lasting from two to seven days. Beginners can take part in taster and introductory activities in skijoring.

The Plan d'eau de Lescheraines is a second-category fishing water. It is open for fishing all year round; only the fishing permit issued by the AAPPMA du Haut-Chéran is required. The water contains chub, perch, pike, carp and small white fish.

Town and Culture

In the main town of Lescheraines, there is a notary’s house opposite the church. The gravestone of Abbé Laurent Morand, a 19th-century author whose writings constitute the most important historical source on the Bauges, stands against the church wall.

Local Life

A market takes place on Tuesday mornings at Place des Cantalous (Le Pont) in Lescheraines. The Coopérative Laitière de Lescheraines offers groups guided tours lasting approximately one to one and a half hours by reservation. They include the production of Tome, the AOP, the ripening cellars and a tasting.

Further destinations: Praranger, Val-D'isère, Tresserve, Feissons-Sur-Salins, Les Coches, Sardières, Saint-Pierre-D'albigny, Francin

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