Sallanches
Sallanches | |
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The church in Sallanches | |
Location of Sallanches | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E / 45.9372°N 6.6328°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Sallanches |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georges Morand |
Area 1 | 65.87 km2 (25.43 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 416.5 km2 (160.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 17,041 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018) | 46,128 |
| • Urban density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74256 /74700 |
| Elevation | 515–2,749 m (1,690–9,019 ft) (avg. 558 m or 1,831 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Sallanches (French pronunciation: [salɑ̃ʃ]; Arpitan: Salenches) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. In 2018, the commune had a population of 16,508, and its urban area had 46,128 inhabitants.