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Lanslebourg aire communale (Col du Mont Cenis entrance)

Aire for motorhomes and campervans at Val Cenis.
Lanslebourg aire communale (Col du Mont Cenis entrance)

Lanslebourg aire communale (Col du Mont Cenis entrance)

Aire
Official · free to use 45.284, 6.872
A winter nightFree to park (no parking charge found); however the service point (water/electricity/waste) is closed for winter, so no electricity or water is available 01/11–30/04.Includes The 2€ service fee (summer only) covers wastewater disposal, portable toilet disposal, drinking water and electricity from the Euro-Relais borne.
  • Toilet emptying
  • Electric hook-up
  • Toilets
  • Water

Prices

A winter night
Free to park (no parking charge found); however the service point (water/electricity/waste) is closed for winter, so no electricity or water is available 01/11–30/04.being checked · maurienne-tourisme.com · en.airecampingcar.com
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Price
Free parking; service point extra (coin-operated)✓ checked · maurienne-tourisme.com · maurienne-tourisme.com
Included
The 2€ service fee (summer only) covers wastewater disposal, portable toilet disposal, drinking water and electricity from the Euro-Relais borne.being checked
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Extras
2€ per service/electricity use, coin-operated, paid in summer season only.being checked
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Electricity
Electricity is included in the forfait (summer only, via the Euro-Relais borne); not available once the service point closes for winter.being checked
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Facilities

Facilities
wastewater disposal point, portable toilet (chemical WC) disposal, drinking water supply, electricity hook-up (Euro-Relais borne, summer only)✓ checked · maurienne-tourisme.com · camping-car.com

Pitches and season

Open in winter
Service point (water, electricity, waste disposal): closed. Parking itself: no explicit winter closure found.being checked · camping-car.com
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Season opens
2026-05-01 (service point only; the parking area itself has no stated closing dates)being checked
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Season closes
2026-10-31 (service point only)being checked
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Pitch surface
Tarmac roadside parking (not a marked campsite pitch).✓ checked · i-campingcar.fr
Snow clearing
Not found; given the service point is shut for winter it is unlikely to be cleared or serviced.being checked
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Check-in
No check-in; it is an unmanned free municipal stopover with coin-operated service point.✓ checked · camping-car.com
Booking
No bookings; turn up and park. For queries, the mairie can be contacted.being checked
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Staying overnight

Overnight allowed
true in principle – it is listed as a free municipal stopover (not wild camping), but the only service point here is shut for winter (see season_opens/closes). No explicit winter parking ban was found for this exact spot, though the commune has banned 'camping sauvage, bivouac et caravaning' commune-wide since 2023 (unclear whether this designated aire is exempt).✓ checked · en.airecampingcar.com · commune-valcenis.fr
Legality as of
2025-07-01 (arrêté page last showed an update from that date); underlying 2023 ban dated 15 June 2023✓ checked · commune-valcenis.fr
Parking by day
Free, unbarriered roadside municipal parking at the village entrance coming from Modane; no charge found for parking itself, only for the service point.✓ checked · en.airecampingcar.com · caramaps.com

Summer

A summer night
Free to park; 2€ supplement for services (water/electricity/waste) at the borne, summer season.being checked
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Open in summer
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Summer opens
2026-05-01being checked
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Summer closes
2026-10-31being checked
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Overnight allowed in summer
Yesbeing checked · en.airecampingcar.com
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Health and emergencies

Emergency
112
Hospital
Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Urgences) · 04 79 20 60 20
Doctors
Cabinet médical de Val-Cenis · 0.9 km
Pharmacies
Pharmacie du Mont-Cenis (Lanslebourg) · 04 79 05 91 97
Pharmacie de Haute-Maurienne · 0.7 km · +33479059197
Winter driving
Winter tyres or chains carried in mountain areas, 1 Nov to 31 Mar (Loi Montagne).

Getting here

Position
45.28447, 6.87169
Winter driving
Winter tyres or chains carried in mountain areas, 1 Nov to 31 Mar (Loi Montagne).

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Around Lanslebourg aire communale (Col du Mont Cenis entrance)

Places to eat, shop and ski from

Numbers match the pins on the piste map

EV charging 2 · nearest 0.3 kmDrinking water 1 · nearest 0.4 kmFuel 1 · nearest 1.0 km

In the village 32

1
Sherpa supermarket (Centre, Lanslebourg)Supermarket
1 min walk · 0.0 km · 04 79 05 92 19
2
La VanoiseRestaurant
2 min walk · 0.2 km
3
La 18Café
4 min walk · 0.3 km · Tu-Th,Su 18:00-20:30; Fr-Sa 18:00-21:00 · +33 4 79 59 94 32
4
Au Pic du 35Restaurant
5 min walk · 0.4 km
5
Aux Délices des AlpagesShop
5 min walk · 0.4 km · Mo-Su 09:00-19:00
6
Chez Cesar SportSports shop
5 min walk · 0.4 km · Mo-Sa 09:00-12:30,14:15-19:30; Su 09:00-12:30,15:00-19:30
7
César Sports / Ski Republic (Lanslebourg)Ski hire
5 min walk · 0.4 km · 04 79 56 53 68
8
Il Vostro Giardino fruits & légumesShop
5 min walk · 0.4 km · Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30,16:30-19:30
9
Les MarmottesRestaurant
5 min walk · 0.4 km
10
Annie et JeanCafé
6 min walk · 0.5 km
11
Bar du centreRestaurant
6 min walk · 0.5 km
12
La Ferme SavoyardeShop
6 min walk · 0.5 km · Mo-Su 08:30-19:30
13
Le Relais des Deux ColsRestaurant
6 min walk · 0.5 km · Mo-Su,PH 12:00-13:30,19:00-20:30
14
Traiteur des CimesRestaurant
6 min walk · 0.5 km · +33 4 79 05 47 16
15
A La Frontière Des SaveursShop
8 min walk · 0.6 km
16
Banette d'OrShop
8 min walk · 0.6 km · 07:05-13:15,15:30-19:00
17
Boucherie charcuterie BurdinShop
7 min walk · 0.6 km
18
Chez LouisRestaurant
7 min walk · 0.6 km · Mo-Su,PH 09:00-22:30
19
Crêperie La RamasseRestaurant
7 min walk · 0.6 km · Mo-Su,PH 10:30-19:00
20
IntersportSports shop
7 min walk · 0.6 km · Mo-Sa 09:30-12:30,14:30-19:00
21
Le Tetras SportsSports shop
9 min walk · 0.7 km · Mo-Su 09:00-12:15,14:30-19:15
22
AlpazurRestaurant
9 min walk · 0.8 km
23
CrêperieRestaurant
9 min walk · 0.8 km
24
Le NapoléonRestaurant
10 min walk · 0.8 km
25
Le YackRestaurant
10 min walk · 0.8 km
26
Sherpa Val Cenis - LanslebourgSupermarket
9 min walk · 0.8 km · 09:30-12:30,15:00-19:30
27
Sport 2000Sports shop
10 min walk · 0.8 km · Mo-Su,PH 09:30-12:00,14:30-19:00 · +33 4 79 05 90 18
28
C'Era Una VoltaCafé
11 min walk · 0.9 km
29
Office de tourisme Haute-Maurienne VanoiseTourist information
11 min walk · 0.9 km
30
Le C2Restaurant
14 min walk · 1.1 km
31
Skiset Saint-CharlesSports shop
14 min walk · 1.1 km
32
Carrefour Montagne (Lanslebourg)Supermarket
15 min walk · 1.3 km · Mo 07:30-20:00; Tu-Sa 08:00-13:00,15:30-19:30; Su 07:30-20:00 · 04 79 05 04 91

Places within a 20-minute walk of Lanslebourg aire communale (Col du Mont Cenis entrance), with walking times and distances. Places come from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) unless marked researched.

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