Les Marches 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 Porte-de-Savoie.[2]

Les Marches
Part of Porte-de-Savoie
Sight of Les Marches in winter.
Location of Les Marches
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Coordinates: 45°30′00″N 6°00′06″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Montmélian
Commune	Porte-de-Savoie
Area 1	15.35 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	2,717
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	73800
Dialling codes	0479
Elevation	244–1,115 m (801–3,658 ft) (avg. 807 m or 2,648 ft)
Website	www.lesmarches.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Twin towns

It is twinned with

• Stepps and Cardowan near Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.[3] Les Marches translates in English as 'The Steps' and it was this connection that was noticed by a Les Marches resident in 1995 on a visit to Scotland.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

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