Sallanches

Sallanches (Francoprovençal: Salenches) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Sallanches is also one of the towns in the Arve Valley, made popular by the presence of many high-tech industries. Over 300 retail stores are located in Sallanches, making the town a commercial hub. In 2017, the commune had a population of 16,088, and its urban area had 44,192 inhabitants.[2]

Sallanches
Commune
The church in Sallanches
Coat of arms
Location of Sallanches
Sallanches
Sallanches
Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonSallanches
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Georges Morand
Area
1
65.87 km2 (25.43 sq mi)
 • Urban
373.0 km2 (144.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
16,088
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)
44,192
 • Urban density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74256 /74700
Elevation515–2,749 m (1,690–9,019 ft)
(avg. 558 m or 1,831 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 2015 Sallanches hospital announced that, as part of the government's "groupements hospitaliers de territoire" policy, it would develop a specialist accident department to research and develop mountain-related emergency medicine, because of its proximity to, and past experience of, dealing with accidents occurring in the nearby high mountains. With an emergency team of 30 doctors and emergency staff, plus 50 support staff, it is expected that the new mountain medicine department will become a world-leader in developing treatments and researching into altitude sickness, frostbite, hypoxia, trauma-injuries and related sports medicine.[3]

Geography

Sallanches is a commune located in the far east of France in the historical region of Savoy. The town is located close to the Swiss and Italian borders.

Transport

The commune has a railway station, Sallanches-Combloux-Megève, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.

Climate

Due to its altitude, Sallanches features a continental mountainous climate, characterized by cold, snowy winters and hot, stormy summers.

Climate data for Sallanches, Haute-Savoie - Alt : 554 m (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0)		 21.0
(69.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 31.9
(89.4)		 35.9
(96.6)		 38.0
(100.4)		 42.9
(109.2)		 42.0
(107.6)		 35.4
(95.7)		 31.0
(87.8)		 24.5
(76.1)		 17.5
(63.5)		 42.9
(109.2)
Average high °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 14.0
(57.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 23.0
(73.4)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.0
(78.8)		 20.0
(68.0)		 18.0
(64.4)		 8.0
(46.4)		 5.0
(41.0)		 15.8
(60.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)		 4.0
(39.2)		 7.0
(44.6)		 8.5
(47.3)		 15.5
(59.9)		 16.5
(61.7)		 19.5
(67.1)		 20.0
(68.0)		 14.0
(57.2)		 12.5
(54.5)		 4.5
(40.1)		 1.5
(34.7)		 10.5
(50.8)
Average low °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 3.0
(37.4)		 9.0
(48.2)		 10.0
(50.0)		 13.0
(55.4)		 14.0
(57.2)		 8.0
(46.4)		 7.0
(44.6)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 5.2
(41.3)
Record low °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0)		 −17.7
(0.1)		 −13.7
(7.3)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 7.1
(44.8)		 7.0
(44.6)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −17.0
(1.4)		 −25.0
(−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100
(3.9)		 104
(4.1)		 72
(2.8)		 63
(2.5)		 73
(2.9)		 109
(4.3)		 107
(4.2)		 125
(4.9)		 96
(3.8)		 73
(2.9)		 120
(4.7)		 104
(4.1)		 1,146
(45.12)
Source: Le climat en Haute-Savoie

Media

Sallanches is mentioned in American author Willa Cather's 1935 novel Lucy Gayheart.

Twin towns

See also
The city in winter

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Unité urbaine de Sallanches (00462), INSEE
  3. Shayler, Alison (10 November 2015). "New Mountain Medicine Project Launched at Sallanches Hospital". Chamonet. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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