# Things to see in Orcières (France): 52 places and when to go

> Orcières is a town in France, and this site lists 52 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (40), Nature (36), Hiking (9). The best known are Grande Autane, Vieux Chaillol and Sirac. The best time to come is July to September; also possible: October to March and June. In June there are 15 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 38. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/orcieres/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** France · 44.6854, 6.319
- **Places:** 52 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montana/) (40) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/naturaleza/) (36) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/senderismo/) (9) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/nieve/) (5) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/fauna/) (2) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gastronomia/) (1)
- **Best time:** July to September.
- **Also possible:** October to March and June.
- **Nearest airport:** NCE Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 135 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Sirac, at 3,441 m.

## What to see in Orcières

The places in and around Orcières, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Grande Autane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grande-autane/): Nature · Mountains · 4.8 km
- [Vieux Chaillol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/vieux-chaillol/): Mountain in the French Alps · 12 km
- [Sirac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-sirac/): Mountain in France · 12 km
- [Grand Pinier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grand-pinier-ou-pic-brun/): Mountain in France · 7.7 km
- [Tête de Vautisse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-vautisse/): Mountain in France · 13 km
- [Aup Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-l-aup/): Glacier · 12 km
- [Aiguilles de Chabrières](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguilles-de-chabrieres/): Mountain in the Écrins Massif · 12 km
- [Le Piolit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-piolit/): Mountain in the Alps · 10 km
- [Petite Autane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/petite-autane/): Mountain in France · 7.6 km
- [Pic de Rochelaire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-rochelaire/): Summit · 12 km
- [Pointe de Rougnoux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointes-de-rougnoux/): Mountain in France · 8.7 km
- [Refuge de Chabournéou](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-chabourneou/): Mountains · Hiking · 14 km
- [Refuge de Vallonpierre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-vallonpierre/): Mountains · Hiking · 13 km
- [Aiguille de Morges](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aiguille-de-morges/): Summit · 14 km
- [Glacier du Sirac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glaciers-du-sirac/): Glacier · 12 km
- [La Pousterle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-pousterle/): Summit · 9.8 km
- [Le Drouvet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-drouvet/): Mountain in France · 4.0 km
- [Le Palastre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-palastre/): Mountain in France · 8.8 km
- [Les Parias](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-parias/): Summit · 9.6 km
- [Mont Guillaume](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-guillaume/): Summit · 15 km
- [Mourre-Froid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mourre-froid/): Summit · 8.3 km
- [Petit Pinier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/petit-pinier/): Mountain in France · 7.2 km
- [Pic du Tourond](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-du-tourond/): Mountain in France · 11 km
- [Pic Queyrel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-queyrel/): Mountain in France · 14 km

And the other 28, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Pointe de Chabournéou](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-chabourneou/), [Pointe de Chanteloube](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-chanteloube/), [Pointe de Fleurendon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-fleurendon/), [Pointe de Serre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-serre/), [Pointe des Estaris](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-des-estaris/), [Pointe du Lingustier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-lingustier/), [Pointe du Queyre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-queyre/), [Réserve naturelle nationale du cirque du grand lac des Estaris](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-naturelle-du-cirque-du-grand-lac-des-estaris/), [L'Aiglière](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/l-aigliere/), [l'Aiguille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/l-aiguille/), [l'Arche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/l-arche/), [Pointe Nord de la Venasque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-nord-de-la-venasque/), [Pointe Sud de la Venasque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-sud-de-la-venasque/), [Têtes de Mal Cros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tetes-de-mal-cros/)
- **Snow**: [Ancelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ancelle/), [Chaillol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chaillol/), [Domaine Skiable Saint-Léger-Les-Mélèzes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/domaine-skiable-saint-leger-les-melezes/), [Orcières Merlette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/orcieres-merlette/), [Réallon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reallon/)
- **Food and drink**: [Brasserie d'Ancelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brasserie-d-ancelle/)
- **Mountains**: [Gîte Auberge des Charançons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gite-auberge-des-charancons/), [Gîte des 3 Cols](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gite-des-3-cols/), [Gîte-refuge de l'École](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gite-refuge-de-l-ecole/), [Refuge du Pré La Chaumette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-pre-la-chaumette/), [Refuge du Tourond](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-tourond/)
- **With kids**: [Parc animalier du Creuset](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/parc-animalier-du-creuset/)
- **Hiking**: [Tour du Chaillol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-du-chaillol/), [Tour du Chaillol (Variante par le Refuge du Tourond)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tour-du-chaillol-variante-par-le-refuge-du-tourond/)

## When to go to Orcières

The best time to visit Orcières is **July to September**; also possible: October to March and June. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 59 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 12 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 38 |
| April | Better not | 13 h 15 |
| May | Better not | 14 h 37 |
| June | Possible | 15 h 22 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 04 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 52 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 43 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 19 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 38 |

In June there are 15 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 38. In July, 47 of the 52 places are at their best.

When to go to France in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Orcières

The nearest main airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes), 135 km as the crow flies. How to get around France (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=44.6854%2C6.319)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.6854%2C6.319)

## Other towns nearby

- [Gap](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gap/): 26 places · 24 km
- [Le Sauze-du-Lac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-sauze-du-lac/): 28 places · 24 km
- [Le Dévoluy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-devoluy/): 31 places · 31 km
- [Veynes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/veynes/): 10 places · 43 km
- [La Grave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-grave/): 147 places · 45 km
- [Névache](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/nevache/): 79 places · 47 km

And all of France, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Orcières?

The best known: [Grande Autane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grande-autane/), [Vieux Chaillol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/vieux-chaillol/), [Sirac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-sirac/), [Grand Pinier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grand-pinier-ou-pic-brun/), [Tête de Vautisse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tete-de-vautisse/). In all, 52 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Orcières?

July to September; also possible: October to March and June. In June there are 15 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 38.

### How do you get to Orcières?

The nearest main airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 135 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.6854%2C6.319) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Orcières as the destination and these 52 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).