FEW NUMBERS ABOUT SAINT JEAN D'ARVES
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Country |
France |
| "Région" | Rhône-Alpes |
| "Département" | SAVOIE (73) |
| Valley | Maurienne |
| County | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Administrative Centre | La Tour |
| Longitude | 06 degrees 16 minutes 26 seconds |
| Latitude | 45 degrees 12 minutes 29 seconds |
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Our village is composed of
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28 hamlets : La Chal, Les Chambons, Les Mazets, Les Brenoudes, Les Ecours, Les Petits Ecours, La Fleur, Les Côtes, La Curiaz, Plan Gaspard, Le Poingt, La Villette, Le Villaret, Entraigues, Le Vallonnet, Les Sallanches, Les Méries, Le Villard, Planchamps, La Charrière, En Tignes, Sur la Roche (hameau disparu), Le Mollard, Le Collet, Le Petit Collet, Les Tours, La Ville, La Cliettaz, Les Clos, la Condamine. |
| Population | 220 inhabitants in 2006 |
| Area | 7614 hectares |
| Inhabitants' name - men | "Les Arvains" |
| Inhabitants' name - women | "Les Arvinches" |
| Peak | The Arves peaks :3514 m high (the northern peak or "tête de chat" -cat's head-: 3364 m high, the central peak: 3513 m high, the southerner peak: 3514 m high) |
| Main acces road | D 926 |
| River | The Arvan river crosses our village and flows into the Arc river in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Nearest town | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (20 km far) |
| Nearest gap | "Col de la Croix de Fer" (12 km from La Tour) |
| Mayor | Christiane HUSTACHE |
| Main activities | Tourism and agriculture |
| Local cheese | " Beaufort" |
Office de Tourisme de Saint-Jean-d'Arves • 2 offices located in la Chal and Chambons - 73530 SAINT-JEAN-D'ARVES • Tel. +33 (0)4 79 59 73 30 - Fax +33 (0)4 79 59 75 19 - info@saintjeandarves.com