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עבריתJewish life around Lyon
Grenoble, Annecy, the Alps and the Auvergne
Lyon is the gateway to the Alps. Within two hours you reach nine Jewish communities and, in winter, the minyanim of the ski resorts. Here is where to pray and who to call, town by town. Every address comes from the regional Consistoire or the community itself. Phone before you go: none of these pages shows a date.
- 9 towns
- 3 ski resorts
- Checked 7 October 2026
The region on the map
Tap a marker for the address and directions.
Grenoble 1 h 15 from Lyon by train
- Synagogue Bar Yohaï (CIG) Consistoire regional4 rue des Bains, 38000 GrenobleMap
- Grande Synagogue consistoriale (ACJG Rachi) Office open Monday and Thursday mornings11 rue André Maginot, 38000 GrenobleMap
- Beth Habad de Grenoble, Rabbi Yhia Lahiany Also runs the Chabad network of the Alps: habadgrenoblealpes.com10 rue Lazare Carnot, 38000 GrenobleMap
Annecy 1 h 45 from Lyon by car
Aix-les-Bains 1 h 15 from Lyon by train
- Communauté israélite d'Aix-les-Bains Synagogues, prayer times, a mikveh and kosher shops listed on ci-aixlesbains.fr: the best-equipped town in the Alps for an observant family7 rue Paul Bonna, 73100 Aix-les-BainsMap
Chambéry 1 h 20 from Lyon by train
- Synagogue de Chambéry9 impasse Chardonnet, 73000 ChambéryMap
Saint-Étienne 50 minutes from Lyon by train
- Communauté de Saint-Étienne Rabbinical delegate Michel Elharrar, 06 07 87 50 7434 rue d'Arcole, 42000 Saint-ÉtienneMap
Valence 1 h from Lyon by train
- Synagogue Hana, Chabad Loubavitch Valence Rabbinical delegate Menahem Mendel Bitton, 06 13 14 83 421 place du Colombier, 26000 ValenceMap
Vichy 2 h from Lyon by train
- Association cultuelle israélite de Vichy Rabbinical delegate Daniel El Haddad2 bis rue du Maréchal Foch, 03200 VichyMap
Clermont-Ferrand 2 h 15 from Lyon by train
- Association cultuelle israélite Rabbi Eyman Hagege, juif-clermont.org6 rue Blatin, 63000 Clermont-FerrandMap
Bourg-en-Bresse 1 h from Lyon by train
- Communauté de Bourg-en-Bresse1718 avenue de Lyon, 01960 PéronnasMap
Ski resorts in winter
Our Stopover tour is built for families on their way to the slopes: three hours in Jewish Lyon between the airport and the resort.
- Courchevel 1850 Synagogue at Hôtel Le Mont Charvin389 rue des Tovets, 73120 CourchevelMapWinter season only. Rabbi Daniel Belaïch. Help with kosher needs, wine and challot for Shabbat.
- Megève Chabad of the Alps, winter minyan136 route Edmond de Rothschild, 74120 MegèveMapWinter season. Contact habadalpes@yahoo.fr before you come: the venue has changed over the years.
- Val Thorens, Les Menuires, Les Arcs No permanent minyan publishedPrivate operators organise kosher chalets and a minyan when numbers allow (skikosher.com). Supervision not published: ask them directly, and ask us.
Sources: Consistoire régional de Lyon, chabad.org, ci-aixlesbains.fr, synalpes.wordpress.com, checked 7 October 2026. Kosher shops outside Lyon are not listed here: ask the local community. Villefranche-sur-Saône has no published address.