Grand Domaine properties for sale

One Ski Pass. Five Villages. 250 Kilometres: The Alpe d’Huez Grand Domaine

The Alpe d’Huez Grand Domaine is the defining ski area of the southern French Alps — a single linked domain encompassing five resort villages and two valley villages, 250km of marked pistes, 85 lifts, a summit at 3,330 metres and the largest vertical drop in the French Alps at 2,255 metres. It averages 300 days of sunshine per year — the highest of any major French resort — thanks to the broad south-west-facing orientation of the Grandes Rousses massif. And it sits just one hour from Grenoble Airport and 90 minutes from Lyon, making it the most accessible serious ski domain in the country. From the valley floor at Allemond to the glacier above Alpe d’Huez, the domain spans a property market ranging from €3,500/m² to €14,000/m² — one of the widest investment spectrums of any linked area in Europe.

What makes the Grand Domaine uniquely compelling as a property investment arena is precisely this range. Unlike the Tarentaise super-domains — where even the satellite villages command prices in the €8,000–€12,000/m² bracket — the Oisans valley has a tiered market structure that allows buyers to choose their own balance of price, altitude, convenience and character, without sacrificing access to the same ski area. The highest-priced ski-in ski-out apartment at Alpe d’Huez and the most affordable new-build studio at Allemond use the same gondola network to reach the same Pic Blanc glacier.

The Villages: An Investor’s Map

Alpe d’Huez — The Flagship

Alpe d’Huez sits at 1,860 metres — the highest resort base altitude in France — on a broad, sunny plateau above the Romanche valley. The resort is the commercial and lifestyle hub of the domain: restaurants, bars, ski hire, a weekly market, and a lift network that radiates directly from the resort centre to every sector of the 250km domain. The Les Bergers quarter at the eastern end of the plateau is Alpe d’Huez’s premium address — ski-in ski-out, south-facing, with new-build residences reaching €14,000/m² at their finest. The central resort offers better value new-build from €7,000/m², with strong short-term rental performance anchored to 1,119 active listings averaging €32,000/year in rental revenue. Apartments have grown +22% over five years; chalets +32%.

Vaujany — The Authentic Village

Vaujany at 1,250 metres is a stone-built farming village of 500 inhabitants connected to the domain by the Fare cable car and Montfrais gondola — both entirely free to use for all guests and residents, funded by the village’s hydroelectric revenues. This is the single most unusual competitive advantage of any village in the French Alps: full Grand Domaine access at zero additional cost, combined with an Olympic ice rink, 25m heated pool and gym complex — also free. Property prices sit at 40% below Alpe d’Huez equivalent, and the commune has delivered +40% price growth over five years — the strongest in the domain.

Oz 3300 — The Ski-In Ski-Out Entry Point

Oz 3300 — officially Oz-en-Oisans — is the smallest resort in the domain and its lowest entry price for ski-in ski-out property. The purpose-built, traffic-free ski station at 1,650 metres connects to the domain via the Alpette gondola; the traditional village at 1,350 metres is served by shuttle. Every residence at the station is within walking distance of the lifts. Apartments have grown +42% over five years — the sharpest trajectory in the domain — from a median new-build of €5,808/m². Short-term rental revenue averages €36,134/year across 147 active listings at 57% occupancy.

Allemond — The Valley Gateway

Allemond sits at 713 metres in the Eau d’Olle valley — a traditional Oisans village that became a Grand Domaine access point in 2021 with the inauguration of the Eau d’Olle Express, France’s first valley lift. This revolutionary gondola rises 658 metres in 8 minutes, connecting directly to Oz 3300 station and from there to the full Grand Domaine. For buyers, Allemond represents a structurally new opportunity: a genuine Alpine village — with a water sports lake, summer cycling, year-round outdoor activities and a free car park of 217 spaces at the gondola — at property prices that remain far below any ski station in the domain. The Cœur Massif residence — just 4 minutes’ walk from the gondola station, with pool, spa and Belledonne views — is Allemond’s flagship new-build programme. 45 minutes from Grenoble by road.

Grand Domaine Property — Village by Village

All villages share the same Grand Domaine ski pass. Price differentials reflect altitude, resort facilities and distance to piste — not skiing quality, which is identical across the domain.