Les Chapelles
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Albertville | |
| Canton | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | |
| Community association | Haute Tarentaise | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ' N , 6 ° 44' E | |
| height | 772-2,964 m | |
| surface | 17.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 561 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73700 | |
| INSEE code | 73077 | |
| Website | http://www.commune-des-chapelles.fr/ | |
Les Chapelles is a French municipality with 561 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Les Chapelles belongs to the canton of Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Arrondissement of Albertville and is a member of the Communauté de communes de Haute Tarentaise .
geography
Les Chapelles is about 63 kilometers east of Chambéry and about 27 kilometers east-southeast of Albertville . Les Chapelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the north and east, La Plagne Tarentaise in the south and west and Beaufort in the north-west.
Population development
| 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | 379 | 310 | 264 | 266 | 258 | 368 | 472 | 540 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
Personalities
- Alexis Billiet (1783–1873), Cardinal (from 1861), Bishop of Saint-Jean-Maurienne (1825–1840) and Archbishop of Chambéry (1840–1873)
Web links
Commons : Les Chapelles - Collection of images, videos and audio files
