Saint-Jean-d'Arves
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | |
| Community association | Coeur de Maurienne Arvan | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 12 ' N , 6 ° 16' E | |
| height | 1,550–2,207 m | |
| surface | 75.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 266 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73530 | |
| INSEE code | 73242 | |
| Website | http://www.sja73.com/ | |
Saint-Jean-d'Arves is a French municipality with 266 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and the canton of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne . The inhabitants are called Saint-Glenains .
geography
Saint-Jean-d'Arves is located about 41 kilometers east of Grenoble on the banks of the Arvan River . In the municipality are the ski area of the same name (which is part of Les Sybelles ) and the mountains Montzard (2,107 meters) and Mont Falcon (2,625 meters). Saint-Jean-d'Arves is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villarembert in the north, Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire in the north and north-east, Albiez-Montrond in the east and north-east, Valloire in the east and south-east, La Grave in the south, Besse in the south-west and Saint -Sorlin-d'Arves to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 342 | 278 | 239 | 185 | 203 | 217 | 224 | 283 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-d'Arves Castle
