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Les Allues
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Les Allues
Total population
1,790
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Les Allues is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,736. Les Allues is best known for containing the Méribel ski resort and its surrounding Méribel les Allues area; the southernmost part of the commune is covered by Vanoise National Park.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
The town of Les Allues, after which the commune is named and in which the town hall is located, is situated in the Allues Valley at 1,100 m (3,608 ft). The town has a rich history and holds various events annually to celebrate different parts of this history. At the historic centre of the town is the Place du Four (oven), a huge oven used to make bread for the locals on certain occasions. Around the Place du Four are various buildings dating from when the town was first built. These include Chalet Symphonie and La Vallée Blanche.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow GentianGentiana lutea L. · Magnoliopsida763
- Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves488
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves464
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves435
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves415
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves396
- Coal TitPeriparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves363
- Munk's RhubarbRumex alpinus L. · Magnoliopsida349
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 4.1 — 2023-05-1616 km W of Pleyne, Italy
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 3.3 — 2022-05-026 km SW of Crissolo, Italy
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Aime9.9 mi away · pop. 4,421
- Modane16.8 mi away · pop. 2,944
- Ugine22.9 mi away · pop. 7,148
- Montmélian24.6 mi away · pop. 4,058
- Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard25.1 mi away · pop. 3,389
- La Buissière28.1 mi away · pop. 777
- La Ravoire30 mi away · pop. 9,042
- Hurtières30.2 mi away · pop. 213
- Clavans-le-Haut30.7 mi away · pop. 89
- Thônes33.1 mi away
- Saint-Jorioz33.7 mi away · pop. 6,287
- Crolles34.2 mi away · pop. 8,317
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 73015
- Department
- 73
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,736
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr