Montvalezan
Montvalezan | |
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Le Châtelard, one of the hamlets in Montvalezan | |
Location of Montvalezan | |
Montvalezan Montvalezan | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′45″N 6°50′50″E / 45.6125°N 6.8472°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
| Intercommunality | Haute Tarentaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Fraissard[1] |
Area 1 | 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 734 |
| • Density | 28.3/km2 (73.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73176 /73700 |
| Elevation | 860–2,939 m (2,822–9,642 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montvalezan (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃valzɑ̃]; Arpitan: Molèzan) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 734.[3]
Montvalezan is best known for containing La Rosière ski resort. It is located in the Tarentaise Valley, on the road of Little St Bernard Pass.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023: 73 Savoie" (PDF). INSEE. December 2025.
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