Vallorcine (French pronunciation: ​[valɔʁsin]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 404.

Vallorcine
Commune
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Location of Vallorcine
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Coordinates: 46°02′07″N 6°56′02″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Le Mont-Blanc
Intercommunality	Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérémy Vallas[1]
Area 1	44.57 km2 (17.21 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	406
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74290 /74660
Elevation	1,120–3,098 m (3,675–10,164 ft)
Website	Vallorcine.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Vallorcine is located in the Valley of the L'Eau Noire between the Col des Montets and the Swiss border.

It is the terminus of the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway on the route between Saint-Gervais-les-Bains in France and Martigny in Switzerland; it is served by a railway station where passengers must change between French and Swiss trains. In the Swiss direction, the line continues to Le Châtelard where it joins the Martigny–Châtelard Railway which is partially rack-operated.

There is a small museum at Barberine next to the Swiss border and there is a tourist information office and a post office near the railway station.

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  The Cross of Loriaz on the heights of Vallorcine
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  View of Vallorcine in the valley
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  A SNCF Class Z 800 trainset at Le Buet station
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  Z 800 at Vallorcine station

Le Buet

Within the commune is the small settlement of Le Buet, which also has its own railway station; it is the location of the spectacular Cascade de Bérard, which has a viewing gallery that enters the gorge of the main waterfall. Further up this valley is the Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve and the Nature Reserve of Vallon de Bérard.

Skiing

The community was transformed in 2004 with the construction of a high-speed gondola lift which allowed access to the established Domaine de Balme and La Tour ski areas. This gave rise to the construction of a selection of restaurants and ski accommodation.[3]

Émosson Dam

Although the Émosson Dam for hydroelectric power generation is physically just over the Swiss border, water from the reservoir crosses the border to first power the 189 MW Vallorcine Power Station just over the border in Vallorcine. Water is then sent through a headrace tunnel to the 162 MW La Bâtiaz Power Station, 12 kilometres (7+1⁄2 miles) to the east in Martigny, Switzerland. The drop between the dam and La Bâtiaz Power Station is 1,400 metres (4,600 feet).[4]

Demography

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
• Le Buet
• Lac d'Émosson

References

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