About the city
Tignes is a commune of the Savoie département, in France. It is also a ski resort near Val d’Isère in the "Espace Killy" region. It comprises 5 villages: Val Claret, Tignes le Lac, Le Lavachet, Tignes Les Boisses and Tignes-les-Brévières. The first three are close together at 2100m and Les Boisses and Les Brevieres are further down the valley, above and below the dam respectively.