Le Bois (French pronunciation: [lə bwa]; Arpitan: Vel Boué) 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 Grand-Aigueblanche.[2] The traditionalist Catholic order, the Fraternity of the Transfiguration, is located in Le Bois.[3]
Le Bois | |
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Part of Grand-Aigueblanche | |
Location of Le Bois  | |
  Le Bois  Le Bois | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′30″N 6°29′55″E / 45.4917°N 6.4986°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Moûtiers |
| Commune | Grand-Aigueblanche |
Area 1 | 5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 394 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Velborains, Velboraines |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73260 |
| Elevation | 458–1,760 m (1,503–5,774 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 November 2018 (in French)
- ^ "About Fraternity of the Transfiguration".
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