Your property in Champéry
From weekend boltholes for international workers to more permanent bases for young families, buying property in Champéry is compelling thanks to its attractive pricing and excellent location.
With easy access to the Portes du Soleil ski domain, Champéry offers lower property values than some of its neighbouring resorts even though it provides easy access to Montreux, Lausanne and Geneva.
Inside Champéry
The authentic Swiss mountain village lies between the Dents-di-Midi and Dents Blanches mountains and offers brilliant access to the slopes in Champéry-Les Crosets.
Besides the fantastic skiing, backcountry skiing and snowboarding available in Champéry, the village is only a lift ride away from the French ski resorts of Morzine and Avoriaz.
The village offers plenty of history for culture seekers, who will enjoy exploring its old main street, while in summer the surrounding countryside is a haven for hikers, mountain bikers and paragliders.
Landscape
Sitting beneath the dramatic ridge of the Dents-du-Midi, Champéry has picturesque views of the surrounding mountains.
The Vièze river runs through the village, which is one of 12 resorts that combine to make up the Portes du Soleil ski area, which boasts more than 600 kilometres of pistes.
Away from the slopes, the great outdoors can be explored in parks such as Galeries Défago, which has breathtaking cliff trails.
Education
Champéry does not have its own international school but is less than 30 kilometres away from Villars, where schools such as Aiglon College and Beau Soleil offer the International Baccalaureate.
In terms of further education options, 11 of Switzerland’s 12 universities feature in the top 500 institutions globally, with ETH Zurich being ranked the 14th best university globally.
Activities and Entertainment
Skiing in Champéry is perfect for all abilities, with a mix of blue, red and black slopes, but snowboarding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are also popular.
In the summer, the area offers countless walks with refuges for a camping experience in the wilderness, while numerous mountain bike trails allow cyclists to explore the great outdoors.
The Palladium de Champéry is a superb year-round sports centre, hosting one of the Swiss National Centres of Ice Sports that includes a large ice rink and curling centre. Off the ice, a climbing wall, gym, swimming pool and tennis courts are also available.
Arts and Culture
The Classical Music Festival is a summer highlight of the village’s events calendar, while the Raiffeisen Gallery is a hub of modern art from local and international artists.
The area’s rich rural heritage provides plenty for families to do, with cheese making and goat milking workshops among the entertaining activities on offer amid the alpages, the rolling expanses of grazing land.
Guided tours of the village reveal its engaging history, taking in sites such as the village’s bell foundry and its various churches.
Food and Drink
The multiple nationalities that make Champéry their home help influence the wide range of cuisine on offer.
From your favourite Italian at Alta, to classic Swiss food at La Crois de Culet or internationally inspired cuisine at Vieux Chalet, Champéry has a broad selection of restaurants. It even hosts a Michelin-starred restaurant, Le 42, renowned for its modern French dishes.
Champéry sits in the canton of Valais, the largest wine producing region in Switzerland, making the village rich in truly stunning wines thanks to indigenous grapes such as reds, Gamaret and Diolinoir, and white Chasselas.
Accessibility
The closest commercial airport to Champéry is Geneva, roughly 125 kilometres away but private jets can access Lausanne airport, just over 60 kilometres away from Champéry.