Arâches-la-Frasse

Arâches-la-Frasse
The church in Arâches-la-Frasse
Location of Arâches-la-Frasse
Arâches-la-Frasse
Arâches-la-Frasse
Coordinates: 46°02′39″N 6°37′56″E / 46.0442°N 6.6322°E / 46.0442; 6.6322
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonSallanches
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Alexandra Fourgeaud
Area
1
37.69 km2 (14.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,777
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74014 /74300
Elevation560–2,466 m (1,837–8,091 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arâches-la-Frasse (French pronunciation: [aʁaʃ la fʁas]) is commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Situated in the northern French Alps, the commune sits on a large sunny plateau overlooking the Arve Valley southeast of the town of Cluses.

It is part of the canton of Sallanches. The main villages in the commune are Arâches, Les Carroz, and La Frasse.