Le Bois

Part of Grand-Aigueblanche in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Location of Le Bois
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45°29′30″N 6°29′55″E / 45.4917°N 6.4986°E / 45.4917; 6.4986CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentSavoieArrondissementAlbertvilleCantonMoûtiersCommuneGrand-Aigueblanche Area
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5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)Population
 (2019)[1]
394 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)Demonym(s)Velborains, VelborainesTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code
73260
Elevation458–1,760 m (1,503–5,774 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Bois (French pronunciation: [lə bwa]; Arpitan: Vel Boué) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Grand-Aigueblanche.[2] The traditionalist Catholic order, the Fraternity of the Transfiguration, is located in Le Bois.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ "About Fraternity of the Transfiguration".
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