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Kitesurfing in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

6 spots · 2 destinations · 3 schools

Six lakes south and east of Grenoble run on thermal wind that builds through the day and can die just as fast — Lac de Monteynard's alpine reservoir, Lac du Bourget's Cap des Séselets riding the long north Bise, Lake Annecy's Bout du Lac and Plage d'Albigny, Excenevex on Lake Geneva.

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None of it teaches beginners: irregular gusts, deep water close to shore and crowded launches push every spot here into intermediate-plus territory.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes holds 6 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 2 destinations. Something is rideable here in every month of the year. 3 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Savoie and Haute-Savoie.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Bout du Lac - DoussardHaute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes20262026: open to kites from 01/09 to 30/06, 13:00 to sunset, and closed from 01/07 to 31/08. The Bout du Lac nature reserve is off limits, on foot and on the water, and navigation must stay at least 50 m clear of the reed beds.
2026: open to kites from 01/09 to 30/06, 13:00 to sunset, and closed from 01/07 to 31/08. The Bout du Lac nature reserve is off limits, on foot and on the water, and navigation must stay at least 50 m clear of the reed beds.

The whole rule, on the Bout du Lac - Doussard page

ExcenevexHaute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes2026has a date window2026: the municipal order AR-2021-046, still hosted on the mairie's site, sets the rule: from 15 June to 31 August kitesurfing must stay beyond the 300 m shoreline band, using the reserved access channel, and is prohibited from 10:00 to 18:00; during kite periods bathing is prohibited in the channel and part of the beach is reserved for rigging.
2026: the municipal order AR-2021-046, still hosted on the mairie's site, sets the rule: from 15 June to 31 August kitesurfing must stay beyond the 300 m shoreline band, using the reserved access channel, and is prohibited from 10:00 to 18:00; during kite periods bathing is prohibited in the channel and part of the beach is reserved for rigging.

The whole rule, on the Excenevex page

Lac du Bourget - Cap des CeseletsSavoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes20262026: the spot is open all year. KCB conduct: clear lines and wings quickly, minimize kite-in-air time on the launch, ride faster than 5 knots and jump only beyond the yellow 200 m buoy line.
2026: the spot is open all year. KCB conduct: clear lines and wings quickly, minimize kite-in-air time on the launch, ride faster than 5 knots and jump only beyond the yellow 200 m buoy line.

The whole rule, on the Lac du Bourget - Cap des Ceselets page

Lake Bourget | Aix BeachSavoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes20262026: open all year.
2026: open all year.

The whole rule, on the Lake Bourget | Aix Beach page

Plage d'AlbignyHaute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes20262026: Plage d'Albigny / Annecy-le-Vieux is open all year from sunrise to sunset, and Le Petit Port carries the FFVL label.
2026: Plage d'Albigny / Annecy-le-Vieux is open all year from sunrise to sunset, and Le Petit Port carries the FFVL label.

The whole rule, on the Plage d'Albigny page

Treffort / Lac de Monteynard-AvignonetIsere, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes20262026: Plage Nord holds an FFVL-affiliated kite zone run by the local club.
2026: Plage Nord holds an FFVL-affiliated kite zone run by the local club.

The whole rule, on the Treffort / Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Bise

named by 5 spots here

  • Bout du Lac - Doussard10-14 knots
  • Plage d'Albigny10-14 knots

Destinations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Savoieadvancedmid-range2 spotsHaute-Savoieadvancedgear rentalmid-range2 spots · 3 schools

All spots in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bout du Lac - Doussardfreshwater lakeExcenevexfreshwater lakeLac du Bourget - Cap des Ceseletsfreshwater lakeLake Bourget | Aix Beachfreshwater lakePlage d'Albignyfreshwater lakeTreffort / Lac de Monteynard-Avignonetfreshwater lake

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026