Top Alex Hugo filming locations

The Clarée Valley

Filming of the successful TV show Alex Hugo began in the Clarée Valley. The lush green, flower-filled landscapes of the Haute Vallée served as the backdrop and soon grew used to the all-terrain film trucks and cameramen. And if you’ve noticed certain similarities between the village of Lusagne and Névache, you’re right. Many scenes in the TV show were filmed in the village. We’ve been told that the owners of the « Chalet d’en Hô » know the routes the actors took during filming by heart. If you want to relive some mythical scenes from Alex Hugo, head for the highest village in the Clarée, Névache, and you’ll be amazed by these wild and natural landscapes.

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The forts of Briançon and the surrounding area

In the Grand Briançonnais, there were more and more shootings each year because the viewers got used to these mountains, their chalets, and the forts which played key roles in Alex Hugo episodes. The French Southern Alps are lucky enough to be included in the prestigious list of World Heritage Sites. Standing atop its rocky spur, Briançon is protected by Vauban’s ramparts. Maybe you’ve already come across the path to the Fort des Salettes, or the Asfel bridge, an esthetic feat that links the high town and the forts on the left bank of the River Durance and which dangerously dominates the town? The Vallées du Briançonnais and their heritage are a magnificent stage for its police intrigues and have marked Alex Hugo’s plots from year to year.

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A word from Delphine Wautier, the show’s director.

Alex Hugo is a big family, regular episodes of a TV show that takes place in many seasons, iconic characters and also the mountains as the main theme and that’s what makes this a different kind of shooting. Delphine gave us a few filming secrets during an interview.

« As we were looking for the authentic, we were always on the lookout for wild, isolated places with a story to tell. The French Southern Alps are actually one of the main characters in the series. You might come across the filming teams in snowshoes in winter or on donkeys in summer trying to reach the highest spots. In the mountains, there’s also this incredible light: the weather changes all the time and the light with it. When we filmed in September and October, the lush vegetation took on a myriad of ochre colours, almost like something you’d see in Canada. Nature is imposing and you feel very small during summer storms, in the wind or when the snow falls for the first time in winter. I was bowled over by the sheer strength and variety of the landscapes. At the Col de l’Izoard, the surrounding minerality is almost lunar whereas on the Clarée side, the fields filled with narcissi and pansies are like something in a painting.  And I’m always struck by the charm of the little protected hamlets, isolated in the depth of the valleys, which are an ideal playground to film in. »

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