Morzine
Sign in to saveMorzine (; ), alternatively known as Morzine-Avoriaz (), is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Morzine
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,281
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Morzine
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Vue sur l'église de Morzine - panoramio (1).jpg
- French commune.caption
- August 2010 view of Morzine
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Morzine.svg
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Grenoble.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Thonon-les-Bains
- French commune.canton
- Évian-les-Bains
- French commune.INSEE
- 74191
- French commune.postal code
- 74110
- French commune.demonym
- Morzinois
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-François Berger
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Part of
- Portes du Soleil
- Official name
- Morzine
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
- Population
- +2658
- Area
- +44.1
- Elevation
- +1535
- Shares border with
- Champéry
- Official website
- www.morzine-avoriaz.fr
- Image
- Panorama de la vallée de morzine.jpg
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Population
- Summer sports
- Mountain biking
- Tour de France
- Football
- Winter sports
- Ice hockey
- Skiing and snowboarding
- Other events
- Local transport
- See also
- References
- External links
Morzine (; ), alternatively known as Morzine-Avoriaz (), is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
It is located in the French-Swiss Chablais historical area, south-southeast of Évian-les-Bains and just west of Champéry in Valais. The town of Morzine is situated in the French Alps' Vallée d'Aulps (Aulps Valley), which stretches from Morzine to La Vernaz in the northwest.