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Aussois
Sign in to saveAussois (, Savoyard: Oé) is a commune in the Vanoise massif, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The village is on the border of France's first National Park, the Vanoise National Park. Although not as well known as other resorts right on the other side of the mountain like Val Thorens, it is popular with the French as ski resort in winter and as mountain destination in summer. At from Modane, it is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva, Grenoble and Chambéry. Aussois can also be reached f
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Aussois is a commune and ski resort in France, situated within the Savoie department and the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. It lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Avrieux, Bramans, Pralognan-la-Vanoise, and Sollières-Sardières. The settlement is located in the Vanoise massif mountain range.
The area covers 41.94 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 698 residents, including 356 males and 323 females, while another records 686 inhabitants. Elevation data also differs, with values of 1477, 1489, and 3600 meters above sea level recorded. The postal code for the locality is 73500.
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Place details
- Locality
- Aussois
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 686
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Aussois
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Aussois (Savoie).JPG
- French commune.caption
- Aussois seen from La Norma ski resort in February 2011.
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
- French commune.canton
- Modane
- French commune.INSEE
- 73023
- French commune.postal code
- 73500
- French commune.mayor
- Stéphane Boyer
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Haute Maurienne Vanoise
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1120
- French commune.elevation max m
- 3600
- French commune.area km2
- 41.94
- French commune.demonym
- Aussoyens / Aussoyennes
- French commune.website
- www.aussois.com
- French commune.native name
- Oé (Savoyard)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ski resort
- Official name
- Aussois
- Country
- France
- Population
- 676
- Area
- 41.94
- Elevation
- 2265
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Val-Cenis
- Official website
- www.mairie-aussois.com
- Image
- Aussois (Savoie).JPG
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- Commons category
- Aussois
- postal code
- 73500
- Commons gallery
- Aussois
- mountain range
- Vanoise massif
- associated electoral district
- canton of Modane
- male population
- 356
- female population
- 323
- P8168
- Manfred Schüler
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-79-20-30-40
- fax number
- +33-4-79-20-37-47
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
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Aussois (, Savoyard: Oé) is a commune in the Vanoise massif, in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The village is on the border of France's first National Park, the Vanoise National Park. Although not as well known as other resorts right on the other side of the mountain like Val Thorens, it is popular with the French as ski resort in winter and as mountain destination in summer. At from Modane, it is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva, Grenoble and Chambéry. Aussois can also be reached from Turin via the Fréjus Road Tunnel, linking Bardonecchia in Italy and Modane. Nearby Gare de Modane is a large railway station with a high-speed service (TGV) Paris - Chambéry - Turin - Milan. The resort offers of slopes, 21 slopes (6 Green, 5 Blue, 8 Red, 2 Black).
==Geography== ===Climate===
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