Orelle | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la commune d'Orelle (Savoie).svg |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
Canton: | Modane |
Insee: | 73194 |
Postal Code: | 73140 |
Mayor: | Aimé Perret[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.21°N 6.5378°W |
Elevation Min M: | 819 |
Elevation Max M: | 3400 |
Area Km2: | 69.25 |
Website: | http://www.orelle.fr/ |
Orelle (in French pronounced as /ɔʁɛl/) 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.