Les Échelles

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Les Échelles
Coat of arms of Les Échelles
Les Échelles (France)
Les Échelles
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Chambery
Canton Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin
Community association Coeur de Chartreuse
Coordinates 45 ° 26 '  N , 5 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 26 '  N , 5 ° 45'  E
height 364-459 m
surface 3.75 km 2
Residents 1,223 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 326 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 73360
INSEE code

Town hall ( Hôtel de ville ) of Les Échelles

Les Échelles is a French commune with 1,223 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (until 2015: canton of Les Échelles ) in the Arrondissement of Chambéry and is a member of the Cœur de Chartreuse community .

geography

Les Échelles is located on the western edge of the department at about 380  m , about 19 kilometers southwest of the prefecture of Chambéry and about 27 kilometers north of the city of Grenoble (as the crow flies). The Guiers limits the community to the south and west. Neighboring municipalities of Les Échelles are Saint-Franc in the north and north-west, Saint-Pierre-de-Genebroz in the north, Saint-Christophe in the east, Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers in the southeast, Entre-deux-Guiers in the south and Miribel-les -Échelles to the west.

Population development

year Residents
1962 1,238
1968 1,244
1975 1,197
1982 1,145
1990 1,246
1999 1,248
2006 1,234
2013 1,186

Attractions

  • Remains of the former castle on the hill of Le Menuet
  • Town hall, former command of the Order of St. John or Maltese from the 12th century, Monument historique
  • Church of the Annunciation ( Église de l'Annonciation ) from the 19th century
Entrance with the Church of the Annunciation

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Les Échelles  - Collection of images, videos and audio files