Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise

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Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise
Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (France)
Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Albertville
Canton Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Community association Haute Tarentaise
Coordinates 45 ° 35 '  N , 6 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 35 '  N , 6 ° 53'  E
height 871-3,747 m
surface 100.15 km 2
Residents 768 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 73640
INSEE code
Website http://www.saintefoy.net/

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is a commune of 768 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Savoie department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise 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

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is located about 75 kilometers east of Chambéry and about 39 kilometers east-southeast of Albertville on the border with the Aosta Valley in Italy . Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Thuile in the north (Italy), Valgrisenche in the east (Italy), Tignes in the south, Villaroger in the west and Montvalezan in the north-west.

Population development

1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
858 728 700 593 609 643 681 849 784
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Sainte-Foy church, rebuilt in 1975
  • Sainte-Brigitte chapel in the Le Miroir district
  • Saint Clair chapel in the Le Monal district
  • Saint-Claude chapel in the La Mazure district
  • Saint-Grat chapel in the Chenal district
Sainte-Foy church

Web links

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