# Things to see in Venaus (France): 56 places and when to go

> Venaus is a town in France, and this site lists 56 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (37), Nature (34), Hiking (17). The best known are Pointe de Charbonnel, Pointe de Ronce and Punta Sommeiller. The best time to come is July to September; also possible: October to June. In June there are 15 h 25 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 34. 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/venaus/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** France · 45.1708, 6.9523
- **Places:** 56 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montana/) (37) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/naturaleza/) (34) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/senderismo/) (17) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/historia/) (4) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/nieve/) (1) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/fauna/) (1)
- **Best time:** July to September.
- **Also possible:** October to June.
- **Nearest airport:** LYS Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, 158 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Pointe de Charbonnel, at 3,752 m.

## What to see in Venaus

The places in and around Venaus, 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.

- [Pointe de Charbonnel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-charbonnel/): Nature · Mountains · 15 km
- [Pointe de Ronce](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-ronce/): Mountain in Savoie, France · 11 km
- [Punta Sommeiller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-sommeiller-punta-sommeiller/): Mountain of the Cottian Alps · 9.2 km
- [Mont d'Ambin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-d-ambin-rocca-d-ambin/): Mountain in France and Italy · 5.6 km
- [Mont Giusalet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-giusalet/): Mountain in France · 2.1 km
- [Rognosa d'Etiache](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/rognosa-d-etache-rognosa-d-etiache/): Mountain of the Cottian Alps · 9.9 km
- [Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/signal-du-petit-mont-cenis/): Mountain in France · 10 km
- [Pointe de Bellecombe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-bellecombe/): Mountain in France · 9.7 km
- [Mont Malamot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-droset/): Mountain of the Cottian Alps · 4.8 km
- [Pointe du Lamet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-lamet/): Mountain in France · 8.5 km
- [Monte Niblè / Pointe Ferrand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/monte-nible-pointe-ferrand/): Mountain in Italy · 5.7 km
- [Refuge d'Ambin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-d-ambin/): Mountains · Hiking · 6.9 km
- [Signal du Grand Mont Cenis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/signal-du-grand-mont-cenis/): Summit in the French Alps · 10 km
- [Forte Varisello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/fort-de-variselle/): Castle · 6.0 km
- [Pointe Niblè / Punta Ferrand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-nible-punta-ferrand/): Mountain in Italy · 5.3 km
- [Val Cenis Vanoise](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/val-cenis/): Ski resort in Haute-Maurienne, France · 13 km
- [Forte Roncia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/fort-de-ronce/): Castle · 8.2 km
- [Glacier de Rochemelon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-rochemelon/): Glacier · 11 km
- [Gros Peyron](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gros-peyron/): Mountain of the Cottian Alps · 11 km
- [Punta Marmottere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-tour-punta-marmottere/): Mountain in the Graian Alps · 9.9 km
- [Monte Ambin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/monte-ambin-pointe-d-ambin/): Mountain of the Cottian Alps · 8.3 km
- [Rifugio Luigi Vaccarone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/rifugio-luigi-vaccarone/): Building in Giaglione, Italy · 3.3 km
- [Fort Malamot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ancien-fort-de-malamot/): Building in Bramans, Italy · 4.5 km
- [Boscaglie di Tasso di Giaglione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/boscaglie-di-tasso-di-giaglione/): Protected area in Italy · 1.6 km

And the other 32, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Cime de Bard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cime-de-bard/), [Glacier de Charbonnel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-charbonnel/), [Glacier de l'Arcelle Neuve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-de-l-arcelle-neuve/), [Pointe de Soliet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-soliet/), [Pointe du Chapeau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-chapeau/), [Cime du Laro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cime-du-laro/), [Corne Rousse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/corne-rousse/), [Glacier du Lamet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-du-lamet/), [Glacier du Vieux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/glacier-du-vieux/), [La Petite Turra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-petite-turra/), [Ouillon des Arcellins](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ouillon-des-arcellins/), [Pointe de la Haie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-la-haie/), [Pointe du Fond Vert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-fond-vert/), [Pointe du Vieux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-du-vieux/), [Punta del Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/punta-del-fort/), [Sommet de la Nunda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/sommet-de-la-nunda/)
- **History**: [Pierre de Chantelouve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pierre-de-chantelouve/)
- **Mountains**: [Rifugio Avanzà](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/rifugio-avanza/), [Bivacco Colle Clapier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bivacco-colle-clapier/), [Bivacco Piero Vacca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bivacco-piero-vacca/), [Bivacco Walter Blais](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bivacco-walter-blais/), [Le Toët](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-toet/), [Refuge du Suffet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-du-suffet/), [Rifugio Stellina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/rifugio-stellina/)
- **Hiking**: [Cammino di Assisi, Moncenisio - Genova](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cammino-di-assisi-moncenisio-genova/), [Via Alpina Blue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/via-alpina-blue-d33/), [Via Alpina Blue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/via-alpina-blue-d34/), [Via Alpina Blue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/via-alpina-blue-d35/), [Via Alpina Blue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/via-alpina-blue-d36/), [Via Francigena - 02 Piedmont](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/via-francigena-02-piedmont/), [Via Francigena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/via-francigena-moncenisio-variant/), [Via Francigena - Monginevro variant](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/via-francigena-monginevro-variant/)

## When to go to Venaus

The best time to visit Venaus is **July to September**; also possible: October to 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 56 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 10 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 37 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 17 |
| May | Possible | 14 h 40 |
| June | Possible | 15 h 25 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 07 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 54 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 42 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 17 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 34 |

In June there are 15 h 25 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 34. In July, 55 of the 56 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 Venaus

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS, Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône), 158 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=45.1708%2C6.9523)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.1708%2C6.9523)

## Other towns nearby

- [Aussois](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aussois/): 115 places · 20 km
- [Névache](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/nevache/): 79 places · 30 km
- [Ayze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ayze/): 204 places · 33 km
- [Prali](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/prali/): 32 places · 39 km
- [Doucy-en-Tarentaise](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/doucy-en-tarentaise/): 94 places · 52 km
- [La Grave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-grave/): 147 places · 55 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 Venaus?

The best known: [Pointe de Charbonnel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-charbonnel/), [Pointe de Ronce](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-de-ronce/), [Punta Sommeiller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pointe-sommeiller-punta-sommeiller/), [Mont d'Ambin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-d-ambin-rocca-d-ambin/), [Mont Giusalet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/mont-giusalet/). In all, 56 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

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

July to September; also possible: October to June. In June there are 15 h 25 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 34.

### How do you get to Venaus?

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 158 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.1708%2C6.9523) opens the route on the map.

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

Create a trip with Venaus as the destination and these 56 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).