Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (; or ''Sant-Jian-de-Môrièna''; ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Savoie Departments of France, department, in the regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (formerly Rhône-Alpes), in southeastern France. It lies in the Maurienne, the valley of the river Arc (Savoie), Arc. It was also an Episcopal See of Savoy during the Ancien Régime and again from 1825 to 1966. Its original name was simply Maurienne, or Moriana in Italian language, Italian and Latin. Geography Location Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is located at the confluence of the Arc (Savoie), Arc, a river which has shaped the Maurienne Valley, and the which descends the Arves Valley (Col de la Croix de Fer). The neighbouring communes of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne are Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis, Jarrier, Hermillon, Villargondran, Albiez-le-Jeune, Albiez-Montrond, Saint-Pancrace, Savoie, Saint-Pancrace and Pontamafrey-Montpascal. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is close to Albertville ...
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Maurienne
Maurienne (; ; ) is one of the provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. It is also the original name of the capital of the province, now Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Location The Maurienne valley is one of the great transverse valleys of the Alps. The river which has shaped the valley since the last glaciation is the Arc. The valley begins at the village of Écot (in the '' commune'' of Bonneval-sur-Arc), at the foot of the Col de l'Iseran, and ends at the confluence of the Arc and the Isère in the ''commune'' of Aiton. The mountains on the southern side are the Dauphiné Alps and the Cottian Alps. On the northern side are the part of the Graian Alps known as the Vanoise. The capital, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, lies at the confluence of the Arc and the Arvan. Roads and railways Part of the main road and rail route between Lyon and Turin runs through the valley. The A43 autoroute and a railway line enter at the wester ...
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Col De La Croix De Fer
Col de la Croix de Fer () (el. 2067 m.) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps linking Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Details of climb The approach from the northeast from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is 29.5 km at an average gradient of 5.5% with some sections at 9.5%, and the one from the southwest from Rochetaillée 31.5 km at an average gradient of 5.75% with short sections in excess of 11%. When coming from Rochetaillée, the road forks 2.5 km before the summit, leading to the Col du Glandon. There is also an approach from the north from La Chambre via Col du Glandon which is the hardest: 22.7 km at an average gradient of 7.0% (this is the route used for the 2012 Tour de France). Tour de France The pass has featured in the Tour de France twenty one times since it was first passed in the 1947 Tour de France, 1947 tour when the race was led over the summit by Fermo Camellini. It was crossed on 2012 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20#Stage ...
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Hermillon
Hermillon is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune La Tour-en-Maurienne.Arrêté préfectoral
31 October 2018

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Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

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Jarrier
Jarrier (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Geography Climate According to a 2010 study by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the commune is situated in a "mountain climate". In 2020, Météo-France published its own typology of French climates in which it categorized the commune's climate as a mountain climate or mountain margins climate within the Northern Alps climate region. From 1971 to 2000, the average annual temperature was , with an annual range of . The average annual rainfall was , with 9.7 days of rainfall in January and 8.9 days of rainfall in July. 73138-Jarrier-Sols.png, Map of the commune's infrastructure and land use in 2018 73138-Jarrier-Orthophoto.png, Satellite image of the commune Demographics According to France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, the commune had a population of 499 in 2021, up from 497 in 2015. The age distribution was skewed to ...
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Pontamafrey-Montpascal
Pontamafrey-Montpascal is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune La Tour-en-Maurienne.Arrêté préfectoral
31 October 2018

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Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

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Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis
Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis is a commune, in Maurienne Valley, in Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of 436,434.Populations légales 2019: 73 Savoie
INSEE Together with Haute-Savoie, it is one of the two departments of the historical region of ; the Duchy of Savoy was annexed by France in 1860, following the signature of the
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Villargondran
Villargondran is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Albiez-le-Jeune
Albiez-le-Jeune is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Albiez-Montrond
Albiez-Montrond is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Geography Climate Albiez-Montrond has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Albiez-Montrond is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Albiez-Montrond was on 7 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012. Population See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Saint-Pancrace, Savoie
Saint-Pancrace () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Arc (Savoie)
The Arc () is a river in the Savoie département of south-eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Isère, which it joins at Chamousset, approximately downstream from Albertville. Its source is near the border with Italy, in the Graian Alps, northeast of Bonneval-sur-Arc. The valley of the Arc, the Maurienne, is an important transport artery between France and Italy. Towns crossed by the river * Bonneval-sur-Arc * Bessans * Lanslevillard * Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis * Termignon * Sollières-Sardières * Bramans * Avrieux * Villarodin-Bourget * Modane * Fourneaux * Freney * Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne * Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte * Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis * Villargondran * Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne * La Chambre * Épierre * Argentine * Aiguebelle * Aiton See also * Arc (Provence), a river in southern France. * List of rivers of France This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into ...
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