Cluses
Sitting on the Arve river in the Alps of Haute-Savoie, Cluses is a town with a walkable centre, a café scene, and steep mountain slopes rising on either side. It built its identity around watchmaking in the early 20th century and is still regarded as the French capital of precision machining. The town sits on the main route toward Mont-Blanc and Italy, making it a practical base for exploring the wider Alpine region.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population19,789
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Cluses: quick answers
Where is Cluses?
Cluses is in Haute-Savoie, France, about 28 km17 miles in a straight line from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
How do you get to Cluses?
The nearest airport is Annecy (NCY), about 43 min away by road. The nearest train station is Cluses, about 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Cluses?
The warmest month is July, averaging 16°C61°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -4°C25°F. The wettest month is May, with about 180 mm7.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Cluses?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 19 restaurants, 7 cafés and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Cluses?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Yvoire, Venthon and Gex. Cluses is listed among the day trips from Lyon.