Orelle
Ozhèlo (Savoyard) | |
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 A general view of Orelle | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Orelle | |
Orelle Orelle | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′36″N 6°32′16″E / 45.21°N 6.5378°E / 45.21; 6.5378 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aimé Perret1 |
Area 1 | 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 324 |
| • Density | 4.68/km2 (12.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73194 /73140 |
| Elevation | 819–3,400 m (2,687–11,155 ft) |
| Website | http://www.orelle.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orelle (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɛl]; Savoyard: Ozhèlo)3 is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is connected by the longest télécabine in the world to Plan Bouchet, a skiing area that is part of the 3 vallées, the largest linked ski domain in the world. From there one can access the Val Thorens ski station.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.