Praz-sur-Arly

Praz-sur-Arly (French pronunciation: [pʁa syʁ aʁli], literally Praz on Arly; Arpitan: Le Prâ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.^[3]

Praz-sur-Arly
Commune
A general view of Praz-sur-Arly
Coat of arms
Location of Praz-sur-Arly
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Coordinates: 45°50′17″N 6°34′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Sallanches
Intercommunality	Pays du Mont-Blanc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yann Jaccaz[1]
Area 1	22.64 km2 (8.74 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,289
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74215 /74120
Elevation	980–2,282 m (3,215–7,487 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The local people are called "Pralins" for men, and "Pralines" for women.

The village is twinned with the town of Roscoff, in Brittany.

Geography

The village of Praz-sur-Arly is 1,035 metres above sea level, in Val d'Arly, between Megève and Flumet. The river Arly goes through the village as do the rivers Cassioz and Varins.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department