Luxury Chalet Rentals in Courchevel Le Praz (1300)

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Courchevel Le Praz, at 1300 meters, is the original village of the Courchevel resort and the lowest in altitude of its four linked stations, developed after the Second World War before the higher stations were built up the mountain. The village retains the most traditional Savoyard character, with older stone-and-timber chalets around a lake, and is home to the Olympic ski jump built for the 1992 Albertville Games.

Courchevel Le Praz, at 1300 meters, is the original village of the Courchevel resort and the lowest in altitude of its four linked stations — the first to be developed, in the years following the Second World War, before the higher stations of Moriond, Village, and 1850 were built up the mountainside above it. That history shows in the architecture: Le Praz retains the most traditional, authentically Savoyard character of the Courchevel villages, with older stone-and-timber chalets and a village center that feels more like a genuine mountain hamlet than a purpose-built ski resort. The village is home to the Olympic ski jump built for the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, still visible on the hillside above the town and now used for summer training and occasional competitions — a landmark that gives Le Praz a distinct silhouette unlike anywhere else in the Courchevel valley. Being the lowest of the four villages, Le Praz sits closest to the forest line, with runs down through wooded terrain that offer more shelter in poor weather than the open, higher-altitude slopes above. It’s also generally the quietest and most affordable of the Courchevel villages, without the concentration of luxury boutiques and high-end nightlife that defines Courchevel 1850 further up the mountain, though it shares the same interconnected lift system, giving guests here access to the full 3 Vallees ski area. Le Praz also serves as a natural gateway to the Vanoise National Park, France’s oldest national park, which borders the Courchevel ski domain. For travelers who want the prestige of the Courchevel address and its lift network but prefer a quieter, more traditional village base over the glitz of the upper stations, Le Praz offers the most understated entry point into the valley.

Le Praz is the most authentic of the Courchevel villages — an old alpine hamlet of timber chalets around a lake, with a gondola linking straight up to the slopes above. It offers real character and the best value in Courchevel, with the full Three Valleys domain still on the doorstep. Share your dates, group size, and whether you want a traditional chalet in the village or a home near the gondola, and we’ll send a curated shortlist of Le Praz chalets, booked direct with no platform fees.

Higher up the valley, Village (1550) and Moriond (1650) put you closer to the heart of the ski area, and Courchevel 1850 holds the resort’s finest ski-in/ski-out estates. Browse the full Courchevel collection.

Le Praz is the most traditional and best-value of Courchevel's four villages, with an authentic alpine-hamlet character rather than a resort-built feel. It shares the same Three Valleys lift network as Village (1550), Moriond (1650), and Courchevel 1850 above it.

Browse our curated Courchevel Le Praz chalets — traditional timber homes around the village lake, with the full Three Valleys domain on the doorstep. Our team will help you find the right property for your dates and group size.

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