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Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E / 45.9372°N 6.6328°E / 45.9372; 6.6328Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E / 45.9372°N 6.6328°E / 45.9372; 6.6328{{#coordinates:45.9372|6.6328|type:city(15957)_region:FR||||||
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France</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Region</th><td>
Rhône-Alpes</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Department</th><td>
Haute-Savoie</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Arrondissement</th><td>
Bonneville</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Canton</th><td>
Sallanches</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Government</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Mayor (2014-2020) </th><td>
Georges Morand</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Area1</th><td>
65.87 km2 (25.43 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Population (2012)2</th><td>
15,957</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Density</th><td>
240/km2 (630/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">INSEE/Postal code</th><td class="adr">
74256 / 74700</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Elevation</th><td>
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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.</td></tr></table>
Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of France with a population of over 16,000 residents. Mont-Blanc facing, the city is a necessary step towards the most well known alps towns as Chamonix, Megève or Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Sallanches is also one of the cities of the Arve Valley, made popular by the presence of many high-tech industries. Over 300 stores are located in Sallanches, making this city a commercial hub.
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Sallanches is mentioned in American author Willa Cather's 1935 novel Lucy Gayheart.
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