Megève

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Megève

Total population

2,961

Air quality index

28Good

Elevation1027 m

Land area44.11 km²

Coordinates45.86°, 6.62°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Megève is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France with a population of about 2,900 residents. The town is well known as a ski resort near Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Conceived in the 1920s as a French alternative to St. Moritz by the Rothschilds, it was the first purpose-built resort in the Alps. Originally it was a prime destination for the French elite; it remains one of the most famous and affluent ski resorts in the world.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Georg Muffat

German composer and organist (1653-1704)

Émile Allais

alpine skier (1912–2012)

É

Émile Viollat

French alpine skier

Alexis Bouvard

French astronomer (1767-1843)

A

Adrien Duvillard

French alpine skier, born 1934 (1934–2017)

J

Jacqueline Rouvier

French alpine skier

C

Catherine Quittet

French alpine skier

R

Roger Rossat-Mignod

French alpine skier

S

Stéphane Tissot

French alpine skier

Henri Duvillard

French alpine skier

C

Calixte Pianfetti

French ice hockey player

C

Christian Bozon

French ice hockey player

Claude Masse

French geographer and engineer

C

Colette Alliot-Lugaz

singer

G

Gérard Bosson

P

Patrice Fleutot

French ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Magland
  11.3 mi away · pop. 3,251
• Ugine
  12.1 mi away · pop. 7,148
• Thônes
  14.2 mi away
• Marnaz
  14.7 mi away · pop. 5,827
• Gilly-sur-Isère
  18.8 mi away · pop. 3,076
• Thorens-Glières
  20.2 mi away · pop. 9,547
• Aime
  20.8 mi away · pop. 4,421
• Saint-Jorioz
  21.9 mi away · pop. 6,287
• Morzine
  22.8 mi away · pop. 2,660
• Vétraz-Monthoux
  27.9 mi away · pop. 9,874
• Saint-Cergues
  29.8 mi away · pop. 3,714
• Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny
  29.9 mi away · pop. 4,170

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Recently spotted species

Nomad

Sympetrum fonscolombii

Seen 2026-06-08

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Seen 2026-06-08

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-08

speckled longhorn beetle

Judolia cerambyciformis

Seen 2026-06-08

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-06-08

Swiss rockjasmine

Androsace helvetica

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Heath

Ematurga atomaria

Seen 2026-06-07

European lily of the valley

Convallaria majalis

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Mountain Bush-cricket

Antaxius pedestris

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

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