La Ravoire
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | La Ravoire (main town) | |
| Community association | Chambéry Métropole-Cœur des Bauges | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 33 ' N , 5 ° 58' E | |
| height | 285-423 m | |
| surface | 6.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,457 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,240 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73490 | |
| INSEE code | 73213 | |
| Website | www.laravoire.com | |
 View of La Ravoire and Mont Peney |
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La Ravoire is a French municipality with 8457 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the capital of the canton of La Ravoire .
geography
La Ravoire is located about five kilometers southeast of Chambéry, between the Massif des Bauges in the northeast and the Massif de la Chartreuse in the southwest.
Neighboring municipalities are from the north (clockwise): Barby , Challes-les-Eaux , Myans , Saint-Baldoph , Barberaz and Saint-Alban-Leysse .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 1,549 | 2,694 | 4,020 | 6,659 | 6,689 | 6,555 | 7,458 | 8,482 |
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traffic
To the west runs the Autoroute A43 ( Autoroute alpine or Autoroute de la Maurienne ), which connects Lyon with Italy via Modane through the Tunnel du Fréjus . It can be reached from junction 19 (La Ravoire).
In the south-west runs the Culoz – Modane railway , which can be reached via Chambéry station.
The nearest airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport ( ICAO code LFLB, IATA airport code CMF) south of Lac du Bourget , about 14 km away (kilometers by road).
Community partnerships
La Ravoire is in partnership with
- Teningen in Baden-Württemberg , since 1984
- Vado Ligure in Liguria (Italy), since 2002
