Longefrasse Forest

This dense forest serves the Valley’s inhabitants in several ways: it protects their houses from avalanches and prevents landslides, and its wood provides them with fuel for heating in winter. Its name means that it is extensive and mostly peopled with beeches, which are usually referred to as “fayards” in Savoie. “Frasse” is a word derived from “fay” which means “beech”.