Praz-sur-Arly explained

Praz-sur-Arly
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Praz-sur-Arly (Haute-Savoie).svg
Arrondissement:Bonneville
Canton:Sallanches
Insee:74215
Postal Code:74120
Mayor:Yann Jaccaz[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays du Mont-Blanc
Coordinates:45.8381°N 6.5708°W
Elevation Min M:980
Elevation Max M:2282
Area Km2:22.64

Praz-sur-Arly (in French pronounced as /pʁa syʁ aʁli/, literally Praz on Arly; 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.[2]

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/unite-urbaine/UU202000465-sallanches Unité urbaine 2020 de Sallanches (00465)