Notre-Dame-de-Briançon

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Notre-Dame-de-Briançon

Total population

2,569

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation462 m

WeatherAvg high 63°F

Coordinates45.53°, 6.47°

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

Overview

Notre-Dame-de-Briançon est une ancienne commune française située en Tarentaise dans le département de la Savoie. Elle devient le chef-lieu de la commune de La Léchère le 30 juin 1972 qui regroupe avec elle quatre communes associées. Le 1er janvier 2019, à la suite de l'absorption de Bonneval et Feissons-sur-Isère par La Léchère qui devient une commune nouvelle, Notre-Dame-de-Briançon devient une commune déléguée.

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).

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

Aurélie Revillet

French alpine skier

Julien Lizeroux

French alpine skier

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Mélanie Suchet

Olympic alpine skier

Alexis Pinturault

French alpine skier

Joël Chenal

French Alpine skier

Emmanuel Chedal

French ski jumper

S

Sébastien Amiez

alpine skier

Michel Vion

French alpine skier

L

Lionel Laurent

French biathlete

Frédéric Covili

French Olympic alpine skier

F

Franck Perrot

French biathlete

Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano

Prince of Savoy

T

Tanguy Roche

French biathlete

A

Adrien Ouvrier

French painter (1890-1947)

Ambroise Croizat

French politician (1901–1951)

A

Amédée Greyfié de Bellecombe

French politician (1811–1879)

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Aime
  8.8 mi away · pop. 4,421
• Gilly-sur-Isère
  10.7 mi away · pop. 3,076
• Mercury
  12 mi away · pop. 3,411
• Ugine
  15.3 mi away · pop. 7,148
• Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny
  15.7 mi away · pop. 4,170
• Montmélian
  20.2 mi away · pop. 4,058
• Doussard
  20.9 mi away · pop. 3,626
• Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard
  23.5 mi away · pop. 3,389
• La Ravoire
  24.7 mi away · pop. 9,042
• Modane
  24.7 mi away · pop. 2,944
• Thônes
  25.3 mi away
• Saint-Jorioz
  25.7 mi away · pop. 6,287

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Recently spotted species

May Lily

Maianthemum bifolium

Seen 2026-06-08

Water Avens

Geum rivale

Seen 2026-06-07

Small Blue

Cupido minimus

Seen 2026-06-07

Whorled Solomon's-seal

Polygonatum verticillatum

Seen 2026-06-07

Hoary Plantain

Plantago media

Seen 2026-06-06

wood crane's-bill

Geranium sylvaticum

Seen 2026-06-06

Quaking-grass

Briza media

Seen 2026-06-06

carpet bugle

Ajuga reptans

Seen 2026-06-05

caper spurge

Euphorbia lathyris

Seen 2026-06-01

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Notre-Dame-de-Briançon, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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