Courchevel (commune)

Courchevel
Commune
La Tania ski resort
Courchevel
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Courchevel
Coordinates: 45°26′06″N 6°38′17″E / 45.435°N 6.638°E / 45.435; 6.638Coordinates: 45°26′06″N 6°38′17″E / 45.435°N 6.638°E / 45.435; 6.638
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Albertville
Canton Moûtiers
Intercommunality Val Vanoise Tarentaise
Area1 68.90 km2 (26.60 sq mi)
Population (2016)2 2,419
  Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 73227 /73120

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Courchevel is a commune in the department of Savoie, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise (the seat) and La Perrière.[1] It takes its name from the ski resort Courchevel.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)
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