Arâches-la-Frasse
Arâches-la-Frasse | |
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The church in Arâches-la-Frasse | |
Location of Arâches-la-Frasse | |
| Coordinates: 46°02′39″N 6°37′56″E / 46.0442°N 6.6322°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Sallanches |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Alexandra Fourgeaud |
Area 1 | 37.69 km2 (14.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,777 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74014 /74300 |
| Elevation | 560–2,466 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.