Orelle
Orelle | |
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.JPG) A general view of Orelle | |
Location of Orelle  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Aimé Perret |
Area 1 | 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 408 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73194 /73140 |
| Elevation | 819–3,400 m (2,687–11,155 ft) |
| Website | http://www.orelle.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orelle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is connected by the longest télécabine in the world to Plan Bouchet, a skiing area that is part of the 3 vallées, the largest linked ski domain in the world. From there one can access the Val Thorens ski station.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orelle.
- Official site of Orelle Tourism Office
- Official site of Les 3 Vallees ski domain
- Orelle overview
- Orelle skiing on mobile and wap
- Les 3 Vallees mobile and wap
- Vanoise National Park
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