Traffic Disruptions and Road Closures in Aix-en-Provence and Surrounding Areas

Traffic Disruptions and Road Closures in Aix-en-Provence and Surrounding Areas

From Peynier to Fuveau on the D6/D46 towards Trets, as well as around the Rousset activity zone, disruptions are expected from 6:00 a.m. until early afternoon. Also, in Châteaurenard, disruptions are expected on the D28 as well as nearby roads from 9 a.m. It is therefore recommended to avoid these areas and to anticipate your … Read more

2020 Anti-Waste Law Implementation: Local Authorities Struggle to Set Up Household Bio-Waste Sorting Infrastructure

2020 Anti-Waste Law Implementation: Local Authorities Struggle to Set Up Household Bio-Waste Sorting Infrastructure

Collective, cranable or individual composts. As the 2020 anti-waste law says, “no later than December 31, 2023, local authorities are required to set up sorting at the source of household bio-waste, as part of the public waste management service”, recalls the Hautes-Alpes prefecture, contacted by email. However, most intercommunal authorities, responsible for waste management, do … Read more

La Grave: The Ultimate Guide to Visiting this Off-Piste Skiing Destination in the French Alps

La Grave: The Ultimate Guide to Visiting this Off-Piste Skiing Destination in the French Alps

La Grave is one of only two communes in the Hautes-Alpes, with Saint-Véran, to belong to the label of “the most beautiful billages in France”. Located in the Écrins massif, at an altitude of 1,450 m, it embodies the typical mountain village with its preserved heritage. This village-resort opens onto the summit of La Meije, … Read more

Haute-Savoie Prefecture Issues Red Alert for Arve Sector, Evacuations Underway

Haute-Savoie Prefecture Issues Red Alert for Arve Sector, Evacuations Underway

The Haute-Savoie prefecture indicates in a press release that the Arve sector remains “particularly impacted”. The department still remains on red flood alert. The middle Arve section is in a recession phase, however the Arve Aval sector (Etrembières, Gaillard, Annemasse, Vétraz-Monthoux,Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame, Reignier-Esery, Scientrier), is subject to increased vigilance, overflows have involved sheltering and/or evacuations. Still … Read more