At the doors of the National Park of Vanoise, the territory of Orelle is into a large part wild and many are the floristic and faunistic species which you will have the possibility to observe. This diversity is due, of course to altitude, but also to the orientation compared to the sun and the type of ground or rock.

To protect the ecosystems present around the Thabor's Mount, a natural reserve was created in order to preserve the remarkable natural heritance by an adapted regulation also taking account of the local context.

The flora and the fauna which you will be able to observe are very varied: in the winter, the fauna presents some particular adaptations to these difficult conditions, where life is possible only with defences' means against cold, snow and lack of food.

Some animals protect themselves from the cold thanks to a coat or a provided plumage, others as the marmots hibernate underground, solving at the same time their problem of food.

Favourite preys of the fox and the raptors, the variable hare, the partridge of snows and the grouse, hide by changing its colour according to seasons. In the winter the big herbivores, mouflons, ibexes and chamois, climb down in the forest to seek shelter and food.
From the end of May, the snowy coat melts and the first buds push creating so a rainbow of colours.

It is at this time that the gentians, the lilies, the edelweiss and the other flowers of the Alps appear.

To admire the landscapes and to discover by yourself the various stagings of the flora and fauna, we invite you to walk you on the various signposted footpaths of the commune and in the National Park of Vanoise, far ten kilometres from Orelle.