The village Lalley (184 inhabitants) is situated in the district of Clelles, at an altitude of 842 meters.

Lalley

Picture : Lalley

Charming little village of about 180 inhabitants situated under the pass of Lus la Croix Haute, Lalley is a traditional village from Trièves. Haven of traditions, it has conserved its several basins that we can find in nearly all the roads, as well as the architecture of its arched houses made of scaly tiles.

For its quality of life and its charm, Lalley welcomed several important persons, such as Jean Giono, a french writer, who's romantic books were most of the time about the peasant" provencale" life. Place for his holidays after the war, in this beautiful region of moutains that he qualifies as a " Cloitre de montagnes", inspired his novels 'Le Chant du monde', 'Bataille dans la montagne' (situated in Tréminis), 'Un roi sans divertissement' (where the story takes place in a village corresponding to the location of Lalley).

Lalley received Edith Berger, known painter from Grenoble, that decided to live there, after her health troubles and following the advices of her doctor. Seduced by the beautiful landscapes inspiring her, she stayed there a first time in 1929 and set up finally in 1934. Adopted by this country, she never stopped celebrating it for 60 years.


Picture : Lalley and his sheeps
Lalley and his sheeps

Picture : The old chapel of Lalley
The old chapel of Lalley

Leasure and activities


Piscine, Terre Vivante (Centre écologique), Balades autour de Lalley, Randonnées en Anes, Tennis, Randonnées en VTT, Pêche, Baignade en Ruisseau, Cyclotourisme, Pétanque, Espace Giono, Centre Giono, Old Forge, Theater Polyvalent.

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Shops


Grocery shop/Tabac, Bakery/Confectioner, Snack/Bar, Sold of Farmer Products, Post Office, Press.

Contact


Mairie de Lalley
38930 - Lalley

Phone. 0033 (0)4 76 34 70 39 - Fax. 0033 (0)4 76 34 75 02

E-Mail : mairiedelalley@wanadoo.fr

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Other Pictures

Picture : View of Lalley
View of Lalley

Picture : The swimming pool of the village
The swimming pool of the village

Picture : The village
The village

Picture : The leaving of the village
The leaving of the village

Picture : Lalley under the fresh snow
Lalley under the fresh snow

Picture : View of the village snow-covered
View of the village snow-covered

Picture : The leaving of the village under snow
The leaving of the village under snow

Picture : The village and the
The village and the "Adrets"

Picture : The basin of the main square
The basin of the main square

Picture : Typical house of the village
Typical house of the village

Picture : A road
A road

Picture : Old way of the road of the pass
Old way of the road of the pass

Picture : Chalets
Chalets

Picture : Young Lambs
Young Lambs

Picture : General View of the village
General View of the village

Picture : Lambs
Lambs

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Old Photographs

Picture : Place du village en 1910
Place du village en 1910

Picture : Old Temple
Old Temple

Picture : Avenue of la Croix Haute
Avenue of la Croix Haute

Picture : Giono sit at the pub
Giono sit at the pub "Chez Francisque"

Picture : The old Chapel of Lalley
The old Chapel of Lalley

Picture : Avenue de la Gare
Avenue de la Gare

Picture : Main square of the village in 1910
Main square of the village in 1910

Picture : General View
General View

Picture : The Hill
The Hill "les Adrets"

Picture : Village towards the pass of Lus
Village towards the pass of Lus

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