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Tignes is a commune and ski resort located in the Savoie department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Situated in the Tarentaise Valley, the municipality borders Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, Valgrisenche, Champagny-en-Vanoise, and Peisey-Nancroix. It is associated with the canton of Bourg-Saint-Maurice and the arrondissement of Albertville. The area covers 81.63 square kilometers and is positioned next to the Isère body of water.
The population of Tignes is 2,623, comprising 1,137 males and 1,059 females. The postal code for the commune is 73320. Elevation data varies by source, with figures recorded at 3,747 meters, 2,089 meters, and 1,802 meters. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Tignes is referenced by 602 other articles, and connects out to Tignes - Val d'Isère, Val-d'Isère and Méribel.
It is catalogued under topics including Communes of Savoie, Olympic freestyle skiing venues and Ski resorts in France.
Its subject is documented across 51 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tignes
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,385
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Tignes
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Tignes-winter.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Tignes Le Lac taken from the Aiguille Pierce mountain, with views of Val Claret in the background
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Tignes (Savoie).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Albertville
- French commune.canton
- Bourg-Saint-Maurice
- French commune.INSEE
- 73296
- French commune.postal code
- 73320
- French commune.mayor
- Serge Revial
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 1810
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1440
- French commune.elevation max m
- 3747
- French commune.area km2
- 81.63
- French commune.website
- https://en.tignes.net
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ski resort
- Official name
- Tignes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Albertville
- Population
- 1919
- Area
- 81.63
- Elevation
- 2384
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Isère
- Shares border with
- Termignon
- Official website
- www.tignes.net
- Image
- Tignes and mountains 2023.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tignes
- postal code
- 73320
- topic's main category
- Category:Tignes
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bourg-Saint-Maurice
- male population
- 1137
- female population
- 1059
- P8168
- Alexei Uchitel
- Commons gallery
- Tignes
- located in/on physical feature
- Tarentaise Valley
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-79-40-06-40
- fax number
- +33-4-79-06-35-46
- number of viewers/listeners
- 3899343
- native label
- Tignes
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Travel guide
Get in
thumb|350px|Lac de Tignes The nearest train station is Bourg-Saint-Maurice, which is served by TGV and local services. In the winter months, additional services operate; Eurostars direct from London, Thalys trains from Europe, and the ski train sleeper from Paris. This is some 35 km away however, so coach services provide the onward connection; the journey takes about 1 hour 15 minutes in good weather.
Get around
The village is fairly compact, and the use of cars is discouraged. The slopes are accessed direct from the village level ski lifts and cable cars; there are some 90 lifts in total!
See
The bleak architecture in the town has somewhat detracted from the atmosphere in the past, but the situation is now improving. Of course, the views of the Alps from the resort are spectacular. It won the sporting town of France in 2008.
Buy
Ski equipment and rental is available, as is hiking equipment in summer.
Eat
thumb|Tignes Nightlife Tignes is not renowned for its après, but the situation is improving.
Drink
There are around 20 bars and restaurants open. Le Lac is the hub for all activities in Tignes in the summer, but Le Lavachet with its all-year round atmosphere has the highest percentage of businesses open in the summer (almost the same as the winter season!) Val Claret has a slightly empty feel to the village apart from the tennis, rugby and football pitches.
Sleep
There are several hotels, apartment rentals and chalets available in the village, up to 4-star standard.
Go next
For major shopping, Geneva, Switzerland is about 2 hours away in car, 4 by train. Lyon is about 4 hours by car, 4 hours by train. For lesser needs, Bourg-Saint-Maurice has a cinema and outdoor and indoor swimming pool.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Italiano
Tignes è un comune francese di 2.188 abitanti situato nel dipartimento della Savoia della regione Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
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3 mapped locations