Arâches-la-Frasse
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Haute-Savoie | |
Arrondissement | Bonneville | |
Canton | Sallanches | |
Community association | Cluses-Arve et Montagnes | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 3 ' N , 6 ° 38' E | |
height | 560-2,466 m | |
surface | 37.69 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,910 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 74300 | |
INSEE code | 74014 | |
Website | Arâches-la-Frasse |
Arâches-la-Frasse is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The community has 1910 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
The municipality of Arâches-la-Frasse consists of the towns of La Frasse , Treydon , Balancy , Craytoral , Arâches and Laÿ ; the winter sports resorts of Les Carroz and Flaine also belong to the municipality. It is located in the valley of the Arve east of Cluses at an altitude between 560 m and 2466 m .
The neighboring municipalities are Saint-Sigismond , Morillon , Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval , Magland and Cluses.
history
In 1973 the then independent municipalities of Arâches and de La Frasse merged, and since 2000 the municipality, which was initially just called Arâches, has had the double name.
Population development | |||||||
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year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
Residents | 587 | 658 | 769 | 971 | 1,383 | 1,695 | 1,812 |