Sallanches
Sign in to saveSallanches (; ) 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. Sallanches is the centre of an urban area with about 46,000 inhabitants.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sallanches
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 16,725
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Sallanches
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Église de Sallanches 2.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Sallanches
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Sallanches (74).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bonneville
- French commune.canton
- Sallanches
- French commune.INSEE
- 74256
- French commune.postal code
- 74700
- French commune.mayor
- Georges Morand
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 558
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Sallanches
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bonneville
- Population
- +17319
- Area
- +65.87
- Elevation
- +1249
- Shares border with
- Le Reposoir
- Official website
- www.sallanches.fr
- Image
- Sallanche.jpg
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- Transport
- History
- The 19th century, the beginning of the economic boom
- 20th century
- 21st Century
- Climate
- Population
- Politics and administration
- Municipal administration
- Judicial and administrative proceedings
- Twin towns
- Heraldry
- Economy
- In society and culture
- Notable native people
- Further reading
- See also
- References
- External links
Sallanches (; ) 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. Sallanches is the centre of an urban area with about 46,000 inhabitants.
==Toponymy== The name Sallanches derives from Chalanche, a French-provençal word, of probably preceltic origin, designating "stiff slope which serves as a corridor for avalanches, a ravine flank of a mountain or a ravine".,,. It is a fairly widespread name under various derivatives in the alpine region. The city was built on the torrent of the Sallanche.