Les Coches Properties For Sale

Les Coches is the family heart of Montchavin–Les Coches — a tree-lined, ski-in/ski-out village in the La Plagne sector of Paradiski, paired with the traditional old village of Montchavin just below. It combines a 425km domain with a calm, wooded, family-first setting.

For UK buyers, Les Coches offers a holder of the Famille Plus label with quick access to the Vanoise Express — the cable car that links La Plagne to Les Arcs — at prices well below the high purpose-built La Plagne centres.

A Short History

The resort pairs two villages. Montchavin is a genuine old Savoyard village — wood-and-stone chalets, a working farm, a chapel and a pedestrian centre — at around 1,250 metres. Les Coches, a little higher at around 1,450 metres, is a more modern mountain village built in slate and dark wood on the slope. The two were linked into the La Plagne ski area and, with the opening of the Vanoise Express in 2003, into the wider Paradiski domain.

The Resort

Les Coches sits at around 1,450 metres, ski-in/ski-out, in the wooded, south-and-Mont-Blanc-facing Montchavin–Les Coches sector of La Plagne. Crucially, it is "just two runs from the Vanoise Express", the double-decker cable car that crosses to Les Arcs to complete Paradiski — giving it unusually quick access to the cross-domain link. Montchavin lies just below, connected year-round by gondola.

Where to Buy — The Areas of Les Coches

The choice is essentially between the modern ski village and the traditional one below.

Les Coches

The modern, slope-side village, with ski-in/ski-out convenience and a compact, family-friendly layout — the easiest base for winter access.

Montchavin

The traditional old village just below, valued for its Savoyard character, pedestrian centre and village life, connected to the slopes by gondola.

Buyers comparing the domain should also look at Champagny-en-Vanoise, the wider La Plagne and the Paradiski market.

The Skiing

Montchavin–Les Coches is the wooded, lower sector of La Plagne, with tree-lined runs that hold up well in poor visibility — a genuine advantage for family skiing. It feeds into La Plagne's terrain (rising to the Bellecôte glacier above 3,000 metres) and, via the nearby Vanoise Express, into the full Paradiski domain of 425 kilometres across La Plagne and Les Arcs. Few family villages sit so close to a cross-domain link of this scale.

The Property Market

There is no current new-build reference for Les Coches — the market here is resale-led, across the modern apartments and chalets of Les Coches and the more traditional stock of Montchavin. Current resale benchmarks sit broadly around €4,500 per square metre, representing strong value for ski-in/ski-out access to a 425km domain. UK buyers can model monthly costs in sterling with our French mortgage calculator.

Rental demand is strongly family-led: the resort holds the Famille Plus label, the tree-lined skiing reassures parents, and the quick Vanoise Express access widens the appeal to keen skiers wanting the whole of Paradiski.

Lifestyle & Activities Beyond Skiing

The wooded setting and family focus carry into summer.

Summer

• Hiking and mountain biking — trails through the woods and across the wider La Plagne and Paradiski area.
• Family activities — the resort's Famille Plus facilities and gentle terrain.
• Montchavin village life — a traditional centre with a working farm and chapel.

Family appeal

The Famille Plus label, tree-lined ski-in/ski-out runs and a compact, walkable layout make Les Coches a standout family base in Paradiski.

Accessibility

The nearest stations are Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Moûtiers, both on the TGV and Eurostar ski-train network, each roughly 25 to 40 kilometres away. By road, Geneva is around 2 hours 30 to 3 hours and Lyon about 2 hours 30, with direct UK flights to both.

Why Buy in Les Coches

Les Coches suits the buyer who wants a tree-lined, family ski-in/ski-out village with quick access to a 425km domain, at value prices and paired with a traditional village in Montchavin. It is lower and more wooded than the high La Plagne centres — an advantage for families and bad-weather skiing — and for that brief it is one of the best options in Paradiski.

Browse current Les Coches listings, compare with Champagny-en-Vanoise and La Plagne, see the wider Paradiski overview, or speak with the Domosno team.