Pralognan-la-Vanoise

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Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Coat of arms of Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Pralognan-la-Vanoise (France)
Pralognan-la-Vanoise
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Albertville
Canton Moûtiers
Community association Val Vanoise
Coordinates 45 ° 23 '  N , 6 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 23 '  N , 6 ° 43'  E
height 1,208-3,786 m
surface 88.57 km 2
Residents 724 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 73710
INSEE code
Website Pralognan-la-Vanoise

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Pralognan-la-Vanoise is one of Tarentaise owned French commune in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Pralognan-la-Vanoise has 724 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on an area of ​​88.57 km².

geography

The municipality is located in the outer zone of the Vanoise National Park . The center of the municipality is 1700  m above sea level at the end of the Bozel valley. It is due to the collision of the Glière and Chavière valleys . The Maurienne can be reached on foot via the Col de la Vanoise ( 2517  m ) and the Col de Chavière ( 2769  m ) . The community lies on the river Doron de Bozel , which is still called Doron de Pralognan here .

literature

  • Sabine Bade, Wolfram Mikuteit: Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise - National Park Hike in Savoy , Fernwege-Verlag Roxheim, 2nd edition 2010, ISBN 978-3-937304-90-8 .

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