The Quatre Montagnes plateau is the home of Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, a mild, nutty blue cheese first made in the Middle Ages around Villard-de-Lans. It has held AOP status (France’s protected designation of origin) since 2001 and is one of the few such cheeses made entirely within a Regional Nature Park. Much of its milk comes from the Villard-de-Lans cow, the blond-coated “Villarde”, a local breed that came close to disappearing in the 1970s, when only 170 were left.
Many farms open their doors in the late afternoon, at milking time, which children love. Look out for the “Valeurs Parc naturel régional du Vercors” logo: it marks around fifty farms committed to the environment and animal welfare.
Bleu du Vercors and cheese makers
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage is made by the Villard cooperative and by about ten farms. Each wheel weighs 4–4.5 kg and is matured for at least 21 days.
- AOP blue cheese
- Over 20 cheeses
- Organic
The last cheese-making cooperative in the Isère department, founded in 1956 and taken over by its farmers in 2003. It makes most of the Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, using milk from herds on the plateau. The shop sells the full range (Vercorais, Bournette, Tomme de la Bourne, raclette and more) as well as cheeses from small producers.
Good to know: Monday to Saturday, 9 am–12 pm and 2–6 pm, open all day during French school holidays. Click & collect available.
vercorslait.com ↗ 04 76 95 33 21
The Argoud-Puy family farm, on the road up to Côte 2000, turns the raw milk from its cows into farmhouse cheeses: Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Saint-Marcellin (a small, soft cow’s milk cheese), raclette and fresh faisselle. Straight from the meadow to the shop, with no middleman.
Good to know: September to mid-December: daily 4–6 pm, plus Saturday 10 am–12 pm. Opening hours change in summer, so please ring before you go.
villarddelans-correnconenvercors.com ↗
- Milking 5–6 pm
- Valeurs Parc
A dairy farm on the Lans plain that makes its own Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Saint-Marcellin and raclette. You are welcome to watch the milking in the late afternoon. The shop also sells honey, jams, eggs and goat’s cheeses from neighbouring farms.
Good to know: Shop open Monday to Saturday 4.30–7 pm, plus Wednesday and Saturday 11 am–12 pm. Cards accepted.
alpes-isere.com ↗ 06 51 22 46 37
- Organic
- Villarde cows
- Milking 5–7 pm
An organic farm run by the same family for more than six generations, with around thirty Abondance and Villard-de-Lans cows. It makes its own AOP blue cheese and tommes named after the village. Drop in freely during milking.
Good to know: Shop open daily 8.30 am–12 pm, then 5–7 pm from April to October and 4–7 pm from November to March.
bienvenue-a-la-ferme.com ↗ 06 81 33 93 51
Goat farms and farms to visit with children
Come at around 5 pm: it is milking time, and the animals are back in.
- Free entry
- Afternoon treats
- Valeurs Parc
At 1,137 m, Karine and Christophe keep around forty goats and make raw-milk cheeses. You can see the goats and taste the cheese, and during the holidays you can settle in at the “Chalet à goûters” for waffles, ice cream or hot chocolate made with goat’s milk. Our favourite with children.
Good to know: Tuesday to Saturday 5–6.30 pm; from 4.30 pm during French school holidays. Closed on Sundays, when you will find them at the Villard market instead. Educational visits by booking.
villarddelans-correnconenvercors.com ↗ 04 76 95 86 50
- Goats and sheep
- Valeurs Parc
At the foot of the Pic Saint-Michel, Marion and Yannick have kept around sixty goats since 2010. Wander round the goat shed at the end of the day, then pick up fresh, ash-coated or aged cheeses, yoghurts, terrines and free-range eggs.
Good to know: Shop open Monday to Friday 9 am–12 pm and 5–7 pm, Saturday 5–7 pm. Animal barn open 5–7 pm. Closed on Sundays.
fermedupicsaintmichel.fr ↗ 06 77 78 48 26
- Organic
- Milking from 5.30 pm
Laurine and Delphine raise organic Alpine goats: crottins, ash-coated pyramids, tomme du Méaudret and yoghurts. You can watch the milking on opening days.
Good to know: Mid-March to mid-December. During French school holidays: Monday to Saturday; outside the holidays: Wednesday to Saturday; 9–11 am and 5–6.30 pm.
chevrerieduchatelard.com ↗ 07 69 70 10 54
- Bison
- Highland cattle
- Organic
A surprise on the plateau: American bison and Highland cattle on 65 hectares, plus free-range pigs. Watch them from the farm, then call in at the shop for meat butchered on site.
Good to know: Monday to Saturday 10 am–12 pm, plus 4.30–7 pm during French school holidays. Closed on Sundays.
fermedespreslauzes38.fr ↗ 06 46 61 25 98
An organic farm unlike any other in the area: it keeps Haflinger mares for their milk, which is made into skincare products. Children can get close to the horses and foals, and in summer you can taste fresh milk after milking. There is also a miniature pony park (Ludiponey) on site.
Good to know: Free visit. Ludiponey: €12 per child, €2 per adult (2026). Opening hours vary, so ring ahead.
perle-de-jument.com ↗ 06 67 82 33 11
- Ice cream
- Yoghurts
- Valeurs Parc
Florence and Éric turn the milk from their cows into ice creams, sorbets, yoghurts and creamy desserts. A perfect treat after a walk.
Good to know: Wednesday and Friday 5–7 pm, Saturday 10 am–12 pm. Farm visits by appointment.
olaitduvercors.fr ↗ 06 74 62 31 26
Meat, charcuterie and eggs
For a raclette, a fondue or a barbecue on the terrace, straight from the farmer.
- Straw-bedded pork
- Mountain lamb
Jody and Chantal raise pigs on straw, fed on GM-free cereals, and lambs that graze the mountain pastures in summer. Fresh meat and mountain charcuterie.
Good to know: Farm shop open Tuesday and Friday, 3–7 pm.
fermes-du-vercors.com ↗ 06 89 35 46 46
- Villard-de-Lans breed
- Organic
Justine raises organic Villard-de-Lans cattle, the plateau’s own breed, along with lambs and kids. Meat, eggs, pâtés and ready meals.
Good to know: Easiest option: the Villard market on Sunday morning. Also at the farm on Friday 4.30–6.30 pm and at the Autrans market on Wednesday. Online ordering available.
fermedelasure.fr ↗ 06 75 45 67 96
- Organic beef, veal, pork
- Valeurs Parc
The Rochas family raise, prepare and sell their own meat, along with charcuterie made to traditional recipes. Feel free to look round during shop hours.
Good to know: Monday to Thursday 9 am–12 pm; Friday and Saturday 9 am–12 pm and 3–7 pm. During French school holidays, daily 9 am–12 pm and 3–7 pm.
ferme-des-colibris.fr ↗ 04 76 94 29 18
- Sheep
- Farm pork
- Valeurs Parc
The Ravix family keep dairy sheep and pigs: sheep’s cheeses and yoghurts, mountain lamb and farmhouse charcuterie.
Good to know: Farm shop open Monday to Saturday, 5–7 pm.
fermes-du-vercors.com ↗ 07 68 18 46 54
Six generations on the same farm. Aurélie and Francis raise organic Charolais cattle and keep hens in a mobile henhouse. The self-service egg machine is open day and night.
Good to know: Self-service eggs 7 days a week; boxes of meat to order.
ferme-reines-des-pres-vercors.com ↗ 06 75 97 56 34
Florence raises calves with their mothers, sold in boxes or by the cut, and makes ready meals with beef.
Good to know: Mostly at the Lans and Autrans markets; ring to buy at the farm.
fermes-du-vercors.com ↗ 06 32 09 80 68
- Organic
- Something different
A small organic snail farm in the mountains, selling them ready-cooked: in their shells, in little choux buns or as a spread. An unusual treat to take home for aperitifs.
Good to know: In season, Tuesday and Thursday 5–7 pm, Saturday 11 am–1 pm; otherwise ring ahead.
fermes-du-vercors.com ↗ 06 82 71 18 76
Honey, herbs and jams
The best things to take home: they keep well, and they taste of the plateau.
Between Villard and Lans, the Rochas family grow soft fruit and aromatic herbs: jams, flower syrups, coulis, chutneys, herbal teas and an elderflower aperitif.
Good to know: By appointment all year round; open to drop-ins on Friday 5–7 pm in July and August. Online shop.
saveurs-du-vercors.fr ↗ 04 76 95 56 70
- Garden to visit
- Permaculture
Three growers farm organically at 1,100 m: hyssop, wild thyme, calendula, Damask rose and more, and they forage wild garlic. Explore the garden with a family booklet, then browse herbal teas, pestos, flavoured salts and natural cosmetics.
Good to know: Shop and garden open 4–7 pm on the second Friday of the month and every Friday during French school holidays. Guided group visit: €95.
lechemindessaisons.com ↗ 06 74 41 43 42
- Organic honey
- Valeurs Parc
Franck, a beekeeper in the hamlet of Les Nobles, produces organic mountain honeys, propolis and beeswax.
Good to know: Sales at the honey house by appointment, and at the markets.
fermes-du-vercors.com ↗ 06 08 81 90 28
La Miellerie du Vercors (beekeeper)
Lans-en-Vercors
Cyril harvests eight different honeys as the plateau’s flowers come into bloom through the season.
Good to know: Sold in shops across the plateau.
fermes-du-vercors.com ↗
Noémie tends a traditional mountain orchard, with no machinery and no chemical sprays, and turns her fruit into jams, fruit jellies, syrups and vinegars herself.
Good to know: By appointment via text or email; also sold at Ferme de la Grand’Mèche. Online shop.
levergerdesroux.fr ↗ 06 02 15 65 91
Mountain beers and liqueurs
Please drink responsibly.
- Organic beers
- Lemonades
- Bar and shop
The village brewery makes unfiltered organic beers, around fifteen lemonades (lavender, liquorice, maple sap and more) and even a Vercors whisky. Have a taste at the bar and take some bottles home.
Good to know: All year: weekdays and Sunday 5–6.30 pm, Saturday from 3 pm. During French school holidays, daily from 4 pm.
geotrek.auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com ↗ 06 32 56 57 24
Since 2021, David and Léa have been distilling organic spirits from Vercors plants, including a génépi (a traditional Alpine herbal liqueur). Visit the workshop between the still and the vats, with a tasting.
Good to know: Free visit; check opening times on the website before you go.
distillerie-entropie.fr ↗ 04 58 00 80 39
At the foot of the Vercors, the Meunier family firm has specialised in génépi for over two centuries. Distillery tour, tasting and shop. (Chartreuse, by contrast, is made on the other side of Grenoble, in the mountains of the same name.)
Good to know: Monday to Saturday 10 am–12 pm and 2–6 pm, closed on Sundays and bank holidays.
distillerie-meunier.com ↗ 04 76 93 66 70
Markets on the plateau
To find everything in one go: most of the farms in this guide have a stall at one of them.
- Sunday 8 am–12.30 pm
- All year
The village’s main market. Among others, you will find Chèvrerie des Cabrioles and Ferme de la Sure there.
villarddelans-correnconenvercors.com ↗
- Wednesday 8 am–12.30 pm
- All year
A smaller market, right in the village centre.
villarddelans-correnconenvercors.com ↗
Other markets in the Quatre Montagnes
Lans, Autrans, Méaudre, Saint-Nizier
Lans-en-Vercors on Tuesday and Saturday mornings (lots of farms on Saturdays), Méaudre on Tuesday morning, Autrans on Wednesday morning, Saint-Nizier on Friday 3–7 pm. On Fridays there is also a small organic and local market at L’Écharlière, in Autrans.
vercors-experience.com ↗
Find out more
Fermes du Vercors (producers’ directory)
The Vercors farm producers’ network lists farms area by area, with their products, selling days and labels. The most complete directory for the plateau (in French).
fermes-du-vercors.com ↗
- Next festival: 2027
- Public milking
The Park’s big farming festival, held every two years: a market with over 25 producers, the national Villard-de-Lans breed show, cheese-making demonstrations and a small petting farm for children. It moves to a different village each time (Méaudre in 2025).
parc-du-vercors.fr ↗
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage
The official website of the cheese tells its story, explains how it is made and lists the producers.
bleuduvercors-sassenage.com ↗
Le Grand Séchoir (walnut museum)
Vinay · ≈ 55 min
The valleys at the foot of the Vercors are the heart of the Noix de Grenoble walnut appellation. Set in an old farmhouse, this museum tells the story of the walnut, its legends and its drying barns, with workshops and an escape game.
Good to know: 2026: €5 full price, free for under-10s. Closed on Mondays.
legrandsechoir.fr ↗ 04 76 36 36 10
Our tips
- Keep a cool bag in the boot: lots of farms are on the way back from a walk.
- Aim for 5 pm to watch the milking. In the morning the animals are often out in the fields and the shops are closed.
- Farm opening hours change with the seasons and the French school holidays: a quick phone call before setting off saves you finding the door shut.
- For a raclette at the chalet: blue cheese, tomme and farmhouse raclette cheese, charcuterie from Ferme des Nobles or Ferme des Colibris, and a Vercors beer.
Information gathered in October 2026 from the providers and the tourist office. Prices, opening times and seasons change: please check before you go. We receive no commission from any of these businesses.