Megève
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville | |
| Canton | Sallanches | |
| Community association | Pays du Mont-Blanc | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ' N , 6 ° 37' E | |
| height | 1,027-2,485 m | |
| surface | 44.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,036 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74120 | |
| INSEE code | 74173 | |
| Website | www.megeve.fr | |
Megeve is a French municipality with 3036 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
Megève is a winter sports resort in the Savoy Alps .
Winter tourism
Winter tourism began in 1913. The boom began in 1921 when Baron Maurice de Rothschild opened the first luxury hotel after St. Moritz no longer appealed to him as a winter sports resort. In the 1950s, Megève was one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe and attracted numerous celebrities.
In addition to Megève itself, the ski area also includes the towns of Combloux and Côte 2000. It extends up to an altitude of 2,350 meters. Megeve maintains a city partnership with Oberstdorf in the Allgäu .
The real plot of the film Charade begins in Megève. Baron Rothschild is even mentioned briefly.
traffic
There is a mountain airport in Megève , the Altiport de Megève .
Personalities
Sons and daughters:
- Georg Muffat (1653–1704), German-French composer and organist of the Baroque
- Émile Allais (1912–2012), ski racer
- Adrien Duvillard (1934-2017), ski racer
- Henri "Dudu" Duvillard (* 1947), ski racer
- Catherine Quittet (* 1964), ski racer
- Adrien Duvillard (* 1969), ski racer
People related to the city:
- Georges Gimel (1898–1962), painter; died in Megève
- Emmanuel Renaut (* 1968), three-star chef with a restaurant in Megève
