Villard-de-Lans
Villard-de-Lans | |
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A general view of Villard-de-Lans | |
Location of Villard-de-Lans | |
| Coordinates: 45°04′15″N 5°33′05″E / 45.0708°N 5.5514°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Fontaine-Vercors |
| Intercommunality | Massif du Vercors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Mathieu |
Area 1 | 67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 4,365 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38548 /38250 |
| Elevation | 720–2,286 m (2,362–7,500 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villard-de-Lans (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ də lɑ̃s], literally Villard of Lans; Occitan: Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a commune in the Isère department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors Massif. It was the administrative centre of the eponymous canton until the departmental elections of 2015. After the elections, Villard-de-Lans and the communes of its former canton were all incorporated into the new canton of Fontaine-Vercors. The town remains the seat of the Community of Communes in the Vercors Massif (CCMV).
The town is a centre for skiing in winter, as well as hiking and hot air ballooning during the other seasons. It is also the town with the largest amount of available lodging in the entire Vercors Regional Natural Park.