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Praz-sur-Arly

Coordinates: 45°50′17″N 6°34′15″E / 45.8381°N 6.5708°E / 45.8381; 6.5708
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Praz-sur-Arly
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A general view of Praz-sur-Arly
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Praz-sur-Arly is located in France
Praz-sur-Arly
Praz-sur-Arly
Praz-sur-Arly is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Praz-sur-Arly
Praz-sur-Arly
Coordinates: 45°50′17″N 6°34′15″E / 45.8381°N 6.5708°E / 45.8381; 6.5708
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonSallanches
IntercommunalityPays du Mont-Blanc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yann Jaccaz[1]
Area
1
22.64 km2 (8.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,267
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74215 /74120
Elevation980–2,282 m (3,215–7,487 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Praz-sur-Arly (French pronunciation: [pʁa syʁ aʁli], literally Praz on Arly; Arpitan: Le Prâ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.[3]

The local people are called "Pralins" for men, and "Pralines" for women.

The village is twinned with the town of Roscoff, in Brittany.

Geography

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The village of Praz-sur-Arly is 1,035 metres above sea level, in Val d'Arly, between Megève and Flumet. The river Arly goes through the village as do the rivers Cassioz and Varins.

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Sallanches (00465), INSEE