Magland () is a
commune in the
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is ...
department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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in south-eastern
France
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.
Geography
Magland is in the
Vallée de l'Arve, between
Cluses
Cluses (; frp, Clluses) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Citizens are known as ''Clusiens''. The commune is situated in the Arve Valley, on the river which bears the sam ...
and
Sallanches. There are several hamlets like Gravin, Balme,
Oëx and Luth. It is part of the
canton of Sallanches.
Transport
The commune has a railway station, , on the
La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.
Education
There are four schools in Magland: the primary school of the ''Chef-Lieu'', of the ''Gravin'', of the ''Moranche'' and a nursery school.
See also
*
Flaine
*
Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the French department of Haute-Savoie.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Barzio
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Twin towns
* Magland, France
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,
Italy
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References
Communes of Haute-Savoie
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