Arâches-la-Frasse

Arâches-la-Frasse (French pronunciation: [aʁaʃ la fʁas]) is commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Arâches-la-Frasse
Commune
The church in Arâches-la-Frasse
The church in Arâches-la-Frasse
Coat of arms of Arâches-la-Frasse
Coat of arms
Location of Arâches-la-Frasse
Arâches-la-Frasse is located in France
Arâches-la-Frasse
Arâches-la-Frasse
Arâches-la-Frasse is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Arâches-la-Frasse
Arâches-la-Frasse
Coordinates: 46°02′39″N 6°37′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonSallanches
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Constant[1]
Area
1
37.69 km2 (14.55 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,814
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74014 /74300
Elevation560–2,466 m (1,837–8,091 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Situated in the northern French Alps, the commune sits on a large sunny plateau overlooking the Arve Valley southeast of the town of Cluses.

It is part of the canton of Sallanches. The main villages in the commune are Arâches, Les Carroz, and La Frasse.

Les Carroz
Les Carroz seen from the Pré du Bois

Until the 1930s the village of Les Carroz was a simple farming hamlet with only a few houses. It is now developing into the nearest large ski resort to Geneva. By 1981 Les Carroz had been linked to the nearby ski villages of Samoëns, Morillon and Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, and the resort of Flaine, developed in the 1960s. The Grand-Massif ski area had been born. The gondola and chairlift in Les Carroz can take skiers straight up to the extensive skiing in the Grand Massif.[3]

  • Church
    Church
  • Chapel
    Chapel
  • Mission cross
    Mission cross
  • War memorial
    War memorial
  • Fountain
    Fountain

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "GrandMassif.co.uk".
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