Sallanches

Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E / 45.9372°N 6.6328°E / 45.9372; 6.6328
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Sallanches is located in France
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Sallanches
Sallanches is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Sallanches
Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E / 45.9372°N 6.6328°E / 45.9372; 6.6328
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonSallanches
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Morand[1]
Area
1
65.87 km2 (25.43 sq mi)
 • Urban
416.5 km2 (160.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,133
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018)
46,128
 • Urban density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74256 /74700
Elevation515–2,749 m (1,690–9,019 ft)
(avg. 558 m or 1,831 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sallanches (French pronunciation: [salɑ̃ʃ]; Arpitan: Salenches) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Sallanches is also one of the towns in the Arve Valley, made popular by the presence of many high-tech industries. Over 300 retail stores are located in Sallanches, making the town a commercial hub. In 2018, the commune had a population of 16,508, and its urban area had 46,128 inhabitants.[3]

In 2015 Sallanches hospital announced that, as part of the government's "groupements hospitaliers de territoire" policy, it would develop a specialist accident department to research and develop mountain-related emergency medicine, because of its proximity to, and past experience of, dealing with accidents occurring in the nearby high mountains. With an emergency team of 30 doctors and emergency staff, plus 50 support staff, it is expected that the new mountain medicine department will become a world-leader in developing treatments and researching into altitude sickness, frostbite, hypoxia, trauma-injuries and related sports medicine.[4]

Geography[edit]

Sallanches is a commune located in the far east of France in the historical region of Savoy. The town is located close to the Swiss and Italian borders.

Transport[edit]

The commune has a railway station, Sallanches-Combloux-Megève, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.

Climate[edit]

According to both the Köppen–Geiger and Trewartha climate classification systems, Sallanches features a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb; Trewartha Do) with no dry season. It is relatively near a Köppen warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) or Trewartha temperate continental climate (Dc) due to moderate elevation and continentality.

The average annual rainfall is very high due to its location in the northwestern part of the Alps. Summers are warm to hot and stormy while winters are cold to very cold and snowy.

Climate[edit]

On average, Sallanches experiences 97.6 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 4.9 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 8.3 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 23.4 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) on 11 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −20.3 °C (−4.5 °F) on 6 January 1985.[5]

Climate data for Sallanches (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
24.0
(75.2)
26.5
(79.7)
30.0
(86.0)
35.2
(95.4)
37.0
(98.6)
40.2
(104.4)
40.0
(104.0)
34.7
(94.5)
32.3
(90.1)
24.3
(75.7)
21.3
(70.3)
40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
8.1
(46.6)
13.3
(55.9)
17.4
(63.3)
21.2
(70.2)
24.8
(76.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.4
(79.5)
21.9
(71.4)
16.9
(62.4)
10.0
(50.0)
5.6
(42.1)
16.5
(61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
2.9
(37.2)
7.1
(44.8)
10.7
(51.3)
14.8
(58.6)
18.3
(64.9)
20.3
(68.5)
19.9
(67.8)
15.9
(60.6)
11.5
(52.7)
5.6
(42.1)
1.8
(35.2)
10.8
(51.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)
−2.3
(27.9)
0.9
(33.6)
3.9
(39.0)
8.4
(47.1)
11.8
(53.2)
13.5
(56.3)
13.3
(55.9)
9.9
(49.8)
6.1
(43.0)
1.1
(34.0)
−2.1
(28.2)
5.1
(41.2)
Record low °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)
−19.7
(−3.5)
−13.4
(7.9)
−6.7
(19.9)
−3.0
(26.6)
−1.2
(29.8)
5.0
(41.0)
2.8
(37.0)
0.0
(32.0)
−4.7
(23.5)
−13.0
(8.6)
−17.3
(0.9)
−20.3
(−4.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100.3
(3.95)
77.2
(3.04)
77.2
(3.04)
77.2
(3.04)
98.6
(3.88)
94.9
(3.74)
97.8
(3.85)
105.3
(4.15)
78.5
(3.09)
88.4
(3.48)
89.6
(3.53)
113.8
(4.48)
1,098.8
(43.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.0 8.5 9.1 8.8 11.4 10.8 10.0 10.3 8.6 9.8 9.8 10.2 117.3
Source: Meteociel[5]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,248—    
1975 9,026+3.18%
1982 10,296+1.90%
1990 12,767+2.73%
1999 14,383+1.33%
2007 15,495+0.94%
2012 15,957+0.59%
2017 16,088+0.16%
Source: INSEE[6]

Media[edit]

Sallanches is mentioned in American author Willa Cather's 1935 novel Lucy Gayheart.

Twin towns[edit]

See also[edit]

The city in winter

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Comparateur de territoire: Unité urbaine 2020 de Sallanches (00465), INSEE
  4. ^ Shayler, Alison (10 November 2015). "New Mountain Medicine Project Launched at Sallanches Hospital". Chamonet. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Sallanches". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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