Montvalezan
Montvalezan | |
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Le Châtelard, one of the hamlets in Montvalezan | |
Location of Montvalezan | |
Montvalezan Montvalezan | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′45″N 6°50′50″E / 45.6125°N 6.8472°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
| Intercommunality | Haute Tarentaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Fraissard |
Area 1 | 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 734 |
| • Density | 28.3/km2 (73.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73176 /73700 |
| Elevation | 860–2,939 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. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 734.
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.