Les Allues (French pronunciation: ​[le.z‿aly]; Savoyard Arpitan: Los Alués) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,860. Les Allues is best known for containing the Méribel ski resort and its surrounding Méribel les Allues area; the southernmost part of the commune is covered by Vanoise National Park.

Les Allues Los Alués  (Arpitan)
Commune
Les Allues in winter
Location of Les Allues
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Coordinates: 45°25′54″N 6°33′24″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Moûtiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Monin[1]
Area 1	85.99 km2 (33.20 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,860
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73015 /73550
Elevation	680–3,564 m (2,231–11,693 ft) (avg. 1,125 m or 3,691 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The town of Les Allues, after which the commune is named and in which the town hall is located, is situated in the Allues Valley at 1,100 m (3,608 ft).[3] The town has a rich history and holds various events annually to celebrate different parts of this history.

At the historic centre of the town is the Place du Four (fireplace), a huge oven used to make bread for the locals on certain occasions. Around the Place du Four are various buildings dating from when the town was first built. These include Chalet Symphonie and La Vallée Blanche.

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

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