Le Bois (French pronunciation: ​[lə bwa]; Arpitan: Vel Boué) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Grand-Aigueblanche.[2] The traditionalist Catholic order, the Fraternity of the Transfiguration, is located in Le Bois.[3]

Le Bois
Part of Grand-Aigueblanche
Location of Le Bois
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Coordinates: 45°29′30″N 6°29′55″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Moûtiers
Commune	Grand-Aigueblanche
Area 1	5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	394
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Velborains, Velboraines
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	73260
Elevation	458–1,760 m (1,503–5,774 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

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