Praz-sur-Arly

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Praz-sur-Arly

(2020–2026) Yann Jaccaz^[1]Area

22.64 km² (8.74 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,267 • Density56/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74215 /74120

Elevation980–2,282 m (3,215–7,487 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Praz-sur-Arly (French pronunciation: [pʁa syʁ aʁli], literally Praz on Arly; Arpitan: Le Prâ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.^[3]

The local people are called "Pralins" for men, and "Pralines" for women.

The village is twinned with the town of Roscoff, in Brittany.

Geography

The village of Praz-sur-Arly is 1,035 metres above sea level, in Val d'Arly, between Megève and Flumet. The river Arly goes through the village as do the rivers Cassioz and Varins.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Sallanches (00465), INSEE