Charlotte project history
CREPA
The Crepa (Centre régional d’études des populations alpines (Regional Center of alpines populations studies)), is a research centre and institute dedicated to traditional and cultural heritage. It works in the area of cultural mediation for youth training with regard to the socio-cultural heritage of the eleven joint municipalities (Grand Entremont, the valley of Trient and the municipality of Fully). The Crepa is an organization that develops some concrete projects with the objectives of creating links between indigenous people and tourists, with a focus on the regional identity and its tradition through scientific research.
Charlotte, a marmot unlike any other!
In 2012, our Charlotte the Marmot mascot saw the light of day. Her role: to help the young public (kids from 8 to 12 years old) discover the particularities of the Alpine geographical heritage. After La Fouly in 2012, Champex-Lac and La Creusaz in 2014, she made a stop on the banks of the “Bisse du Trient” in 2015. In 2017, she flew to Emosson. Her story exhorts the kid to look at the landscape in a different way and to understand scientific concepts from his own representations and experiences.
Currently, five paths are available for families, who enjoy strolling during their holidays or during their Sunday walks. One path is in preparation in the valley of Bagnes, in Bruson.
"Charlotte the Marmot" is a project linking various educational trails existing on the CREPA territory. Its mission is to be a regional reference point for young people in the field of nature and to create and/or to strengthen an interesting dynamic, both from a socio-cultural and tourism point of view.
Credits
Project creation
CREPA
Graphisme
Marc Fontaine
Web design & dev
bebold
Création du projet et marketing
Berep
News
A vos chaussures de marche!
30-05-2023
Charlotte passe en mode "hiver"
14-11-2022
Charlotte se réveille!
23-05-2022
L'hiver est là
09-11-2021
Charlotte lance son concours photos!
31-05-2021
A vos appareils! Charlotte vous propose d'immortaliser votre passage sur ses sentiers ludiques. A vous de choisir sur quel parcours vous voulez vous rendre et quelle mise en scène vous souhaitez réaliser. Envoyez-nous ensuite votre plus beau cliché à l'adresse suivante: contact@charlottelamarmotte.ch. Des prix de découverte de nos attractions touristiques à gagner! Découvrez le règlement et les conditions de participation en cliquant ICI. Délai de retour des photos: 8 septembre 2021
OUVERTURE des sentiers
19-04-2021
Charlotte lance son concours photos!
13-04-2021
A vos appareils! Charlotte vous propose d'immortaliser votre passage sur ses sentiers ludiques. A vous de choisir sur quel parcours vous voulez vous rendre et quelle mise en scène vous souhaitez réaliser. Envoyez-nous ensuite votre plus beau cliché à l'adresse suivante: contact@charlottelamarmotte.ch. Des prix de découverte de nos attractions touristiques à gagner! Découvrez le règlement et les conditions de participation en cliquant ICI. Délai de retour des photos: 8 septembre 2021
Charlotte ferme ses sentiers
02-11-2020
NOUVEAU SENTIER OUVERT
29-06-2020
Charlotte se réveille
26-05-2020
Charlotte se met au chaud!
19-11-2019
The Club is organizing its first outing!
13-06-2019
A tous les membres du Club Charlotte: Nous vous proposons une sortie raquettes, à la découverte des traces d'animaux de nos montagnes, le samedi 11 mars prochain! Une accompagnatrice de moyenne montagne nous guidera à travers les pistes de la Creusaz et nous aidera à repérer les traces de nos amis chamois, renards et autres volatiles. Pour vous inscrire, rien de plus simple: nous envoyer un mail avec vos coordonnées. Si vous n'êtes pas encore membres du Club, rendez-vous ICI.
Charlotte is coming out of hibernation!
13-06-2019
Merci et à l'année prochaine !
13-06-2019
The hiking season is back in full swing!
15-05-2019
Thank you and see you next year!
The cold has arrived, the first flakes have fallen and Charlotte is warm in her den. It was a beautiful autumn and it allowed us to enjoy the trails of Charlotte…
On your paths!
Spring is back, Charlotte comes out of her hole, and she invites you to meet her on CREPA's various educational trails. Planned openings: Charlotte in La Fouly and on the mushroom pathway:…
It is winter!
Charlotte thanks all the visitors who came to explore our beautiful region during the summer months! Rendezvous after the hibernation, from April 2018, for new adventures on the educational trails!
Charlotte has a new trail to show you!
We are waiting for you this Saturday, July 22nd, from 9:30 am at the Col de la Gueulaz near the dam, to present you the new educational trail of our…
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Stories of Charlotte
I’m telling you at the outset that you won’t find another marmot in Le Clou who looks like me.
Look at this little gentian behind my right ear! I can’t be mistaken.
For some time, I’ve had a burning desire to go adventuring inside me!
To risk a bit of danger, meet the people around here and more than anything, discover new things!
Yip, that’s the word – discover!
Two days ago, I decided to take my courage between my two hands and for the first time, to brave the road that goes to La Fouly. I was walking slowly, step by step – so as not to miss the countryside. On the way, I passed several tourists who seemed to think it was funny to see me walking along with my bag on my shoulder. I left the road just before the village and went on a little path with an even better view, beautiful, old houses, some strange metal things and the impressive A Neuve glacier. But dusk was already falling and I had to return to my burrow…
When I got back, I still had a sense of unfinished business. It had been way too short and I would so much have liked to have seen more! Torn between the desire to travel the world and the desire to stay with my family, I couldn’t make up my mind what to choose … I dreamt of being dazzled by nature once again. No matter what it took!
What if I whistled for Gaston the Eaglet? He’s a young raptor that I’ve been watching for some time now. He flies, or should I say, flies over me, every time I am on sentry duty. He must have that fantastic feeling of being able to explore all the vistas in the area with great ease – to see everything thanks to his wings.
Maybe I could accompany him on one of his trips? Oh – and here he is!
Not even time to be scared before he sweeps me up and takes me into the sky with him …
Même pas le temps d’avoir peur, qu’il me capture et m’emporte avec lui dans les airs…
Press review
- La Nouvelliste - 04.06.2019
- La Gazette - 24.05.2019
- Coopération - 18.09.2017
- La Gazette de Martigny - 18.08.2017
- Le Nouvelliste (Emosson) - 21.07.2017
- Le Nouvelliste - 27.05.2017
- Le Temps - 23.05.2017
- Journal RTS 12h45 - 10.08.2016
- Le Nouvelliste - 21.07.2016
- Le Nouvelliste (Trient) - 30.06.2015
- La Gazette de Martigny (Trient) - 26.06.2015
- Le Nouvelliste (Champex - Orsières) - 23.05.2014
- Suisse Tourisme - 12.07.2012
- Terre & Nature (La Fouly) - 07.06.2012
- La Gazette de Martigny (La Fouly) - 01.06.2012