1. Ranking and commitments of the Saint Sorlin d'Arves Tourist Office
The Saint Sorlin d'Arves Tourist Office must consider its ability to find effective and traceable solutions, to work towards developing tourism, and to guarantee consistent quality service, which is indivisible from the image and attraction of the destination.
The Quality approach is valuable in this respect, in terms of management for all the staff. It involves taking the time to reflect on our professions, seeking appropriate solutions and striving for constant improvement.
The Saint Sorlin d'Arves Tourist Office has been awarded the Certification Qualité Tourisme™ label since 2017. It has been classified in category I, since 2018 and belongs to the network of Tourist Offices of France. The Tourist Office will soon continue its commitment through the Destination d'Excellence™ label, which replaces the Certification Qualité Tourisme™ label, with a view to strengthen the level of requirements in terms of eco-responsibility and accessibility.
2- Your opinion is important to us !
We take special care of the opinions expressed by visitors to our resort.
Feel free to send us your suggestions on the social networks :
3- Do you have a complaint ?
To ensure that your opinion is taken into consideration as effectively as possible, we invite you to contact us directly.
Your complaint will be sent directly to the concerned department and to the Tourist Office management. The analysis of this feedback allows us to define actions for improvement.
4. Sustainable development
At the Tourist Office
The team of the Tourist Office is committed to managing the organisation in a sustainable way. A charter of eco-responsible actions has been set up and implemented for this purpose :
- Manage communication materials and their distribution
- Raise awareness and encourage respect for the environment
- Print in a sustainable and responsible way
- Adopt good habits in everyday life to save energy and water
- Promote the purchase of energy-efficient and water-efficient equipment, and products that have obtained an environmental or ethical label or certification
- Sort waste / Recycling
- Adapt internal communication methods
- Practise sustainable management of business travel
In Saint Sorlin d'Arves
At the municipal level, various initiatives are also being carried out to promote sustainable development in the area :
- Waste management and sorting :
- Since 2023, waste sorting has been simplified: yoghurt pots, cream pots, trays, toothpaste tubes, plastic film, charcuterie packaging, crisp packets, blister packs, etc. now all go in the yellow bin.
There is only one question to ask yourself: is my waste platic and paper or not ?
Yes → I put it in the yellow bin.
No → I put it in the household or glass waste bin. - Fichier
Download "Memotri" to sort your waste
- Since 2023, waste sorting has been simplified: yoghurt pots, cream pots, trays, toothpaste tubes, plastic film, charcuterie packaging, crisp packets, blister packs, etc. now all go in the yellow bin.
- The municipality has improved household waste collection by installing semi-underground containers for sorting household waste from private individuals : household waste, glass, plastics and packaging.
- The waste collection centre has been moved to the town of Saint Jean d'Arves, next to the gas station. It is open three afternoons a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2pm to 5pm from early April to mid-December, and one afternoon a week on Thursdays from 2pm to 5pm from mid-December to the end of March. A variety of waste is accepted: scrap metal, bulky items, wood, paper, cardboard, rubble, plaster, green waste, tyres, etc.
Public transport :
In order to facilitate the trips for residents and visitors, a free public transport service (bus) is provided during the winter season to reduce the number of journeys made by private vehicle.
During the summer season, the municipality provides small train for visitors and residents.
Charging stations for electric bicycles :
1 charging station in front of the Tourist Office and 1 station at the Col de la Croix de Fer route.
Electric vehicle charging stations :
3 charging stations for electric vehicles located in the village. Find all the stations available to you online : https://chargemap.com/fr-fr/map
Respect for the local environment :
Insect hotel located at the entrance to the village.
Communal flowering : sensible and controlled watering with plants chosen according to their water requirements and resistance to climatic conditions and altitude.
Flower maintenance : mulching is recommended to limit watering, retain moisture and control weeds.
Wetlands awareness :
A trail has been created in the Col de la Croix de Fer area, allowing visitors to learn about and understand the importance of preserving wetlands (information panels along the trail).
All the informations on www.maurienne.fr
Environment and living conditions :
- Control of advertising and signalisation : signalisation has been standardised throughout the municipality in order to reduce visual pollution.
- Hiding networks: most networks are buried underground to improve the appearance of the environment.
- Integration of street furniture : benches and tables are made of wood to blend in with the landscape, and signposts and signalisation are green in colour.
- Quality of roads and traffic : the village centre has been widened with the addition of pavements and protected, secure crossings to improve traffic flow.
- Cleanliness: technical services staff ensure the village is kept clean and collect garbage on a regular basis.
- Enhancement of built heritage : the numerous chapels have been enhanced (mowing and planting flowers). The church, a listed building, has been renovated.
Among professionals in the village
Various measures are being implemented by professionals.
For example, at Les Cèdres hotel: planting Lebanese cèdres, creating a vegetable garden, promoting biodiversity.
The actions implemented by each professional can be viewed on their establishment's page on our website, under the ‘Sustainable Tourism’ category.
On the Sybelles® ski area
- Black grouse quiet zone :
- A protection zone (3 hectares) for black grouse and its immediate environment has been settled for several years in the Balme area.
- Unpacked freeride slopes :
- For skiers, freeride areas are available in Saint Sorlin d'Arves and Le Corbier. These areas are secure, marked out and left in their natural state.
- Zero Carbon Challenge :
- The Sybelles ski area is committed to concrete actions to reduce energy consumption with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2037.
- All the informations on www.sybelles.ski