Montvalezan

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Montvalezan

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Fraissard^[1]Area

25.9 km² (10.0 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

722 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

73176 /73700

Elevation860–2,939 m (2,822–9,642 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montvalezan (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃valzɑ̃]; Arpitan: Molèzan) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 701. Montvalezan is best known for containing La Rosière ski resort. It is located in the Tarentaise Valley, on the road of Little St Bernard Pass.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.