Hauteluce
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Albertville | |
| Canton | Ugine | |
| Community association | Arlysere | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ′ N , 6 ° 35 ′ E | |
| height | 780–2,555 m | |
| surface | 62.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 757 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73620 | |
| INSEE code | 73132 | |
| Website | www.mairie-hauteluce.fr | |
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Hauteluce is a French municipality with 757 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Ugine in the arrondissement of Albertville . The inhabitants are called Hautelucien (ne) s .
geography
Hauteluce is located in the Beaufortain massif on the Dorinet river , a tributary of the Doron . The Girotte dam on Lac de la Girotte is located northeast of the town center . Hauteluce is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe in the north and north-west, Praz-sur-Arly and Megève in the north, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains in the north-east, Les Contamines-Montjoie in the east and north-east, and Beaufort in the south , Villard-sur-Doron in the southwest, Cohennoz in the west and Crest-Voland in the northwest. The community includes the two stations Les Saisies and Val Joly .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 921 | 797 | 705 | 707 | 820 | 800 | 887 | 808 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jacques-d'Assyrie church, built in baroque style
- Notre-Dame de Haute Lumière chapel
Dam on Lac de la Girotte
Church Saint-Jacques-d'Assyrie
Notre-Dame de Belleville chapel
Personalities
- Franck Piccard (* 1964), Olympic champion in Alpine skiing (Super G) 1988; World Champion
- Leila Piccard (* 1971), skier (including giant slalom), sister of Franck Piccard
- Ted Piccard (* 1978), ski racer (ski cross)
