Sallanches
Sallanches (Francoprovençal: 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 2017, the commune had a population of 16,088, and its urban area had 44,192 inhabitants.[2]
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Location of Sallanches 
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| Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Sallanches |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Georges Morand |
| Area 1 | 65.87 km2 (25.43 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 373.0 km2 (144.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 16,088 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2017) | 44,192 |
| • Urban density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74256 /74700 |
| Elevation | 515–2,749 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. | |
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.[3]
Geography
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
The commune has a railway station, Sallanches-Combloux-Megève, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.
Climate
Due to its altitude, Sallanches features a continental mountainous climate, characterized by cold, snowy winters and hot, stormy summers.
| Climate data for Sallanches, Haute-Savoie - Alt : 554 m (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
42.9 (109.2) |
42.0 (107.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
42.9 (109.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.5 (50.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.2 (41.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 100 (3.9) |
104 (4.1) |
72 (2.8) |
63 (2.5) |
73 (2.9) |
109 (4.3) |
107 (4.2) |
125 (4.9) |
96 (3.8) |
73 (2.9) |
120 (4.7) |
104 (4.1) |
1,146 (45.12) |
| Source: Le climat en Haute-Savoie | |||||||||||||
Media
Sallanches is mentioned in American author Willa Cather's 1935 novel Lucy Gayheart.
Twin towns
Spaichingen, Germany, since 1970
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Unité urbaine de Sallanches (00462), INSEE
- Shayler, Alison (10 November 2015). "New Mountain Medicine Project Launched at Sallanches Hospital". Chamonet. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External links
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