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Commune of Megève |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Sallanches |
| Mayor | Sylviane Grosset-Janin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 1,027 m–2,485 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Haute-Savoie ( Arpitan: Savouè d’Amont / Hiôta-Savouè) is a French department, named for its location in The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Bonneville is an arrondissement of France located in the Haute-Savoie department, in the Rhône-Alpes region The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 1,113 m) |
| Land area¹ | 44. 11 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,509 |
| - Density | 102/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 74173/ 74120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Megève is a town and commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Rhône-Alpes region of France. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Haute-Savoie ( Arpitan: Savouè d’Amont / Hiôta-Savouè) is a French department, named for its location in In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
History
Megève is a famous ski resort in the Alps, dating back to 1913. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It started its development in the 1920s when Baronne Noémie de Rothschild opened its first major hotel in 1921, after becoming disenchanted with St. Moritz as a skiing resort. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar St Moritz ( German: Sankt Moritz, Romansh: San Murezzan) is an exclusive resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland By the 1950s Megève was one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe, and attracted many celebrities. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive As well as Megève itself, the skiing area also includes the Combloux, Cote 2000, and Les Contamines resorts. Only 4 km from Megeve and 30 km from Chamonix Mont-Blanc Combloux is a charming mountain village resort in the French Alps Les Contamines-Montjoie is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France. The resort has a skiable area of 8 km², and an uppermost point at 2350 m. The first three World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held here in 1976, 1977 and 1978. The World Junior Figure Skating Championships ( "World Juniors" or "Junior Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned
Megève is also a popular summer holiday destination.
Miscellaneous
Oberstdorf is the partner town of Megève in Germany. Oberstdorf is a Municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is also located in the mountains and it is famous for making summer and winter holidays.
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