Sollières-Sardières

Sollières-Sardières is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.[2] It is located the heart of the Alps in the upper Maurienne valley 120 km long. Part of the region is within the alpine national park of Vanoise. The remaining land is not included in the protected area called "zone peripherique" which has lesser environmental protection enforcement rules. Some flowers can only be found in the heights of the commune and in boreal regions. It has a small airstrip ICAO code: LFKD

• Nature and landscapes
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  The commune lies at the limit of the Vanoise National Park
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  The Dent Parrachée
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  Petit Mont Cenis Pass
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  Permanent return of the wolf in the commune in 2003
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  Monolithe of Sardières (93 m)
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  Mont Cenis campanula
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  Panoramic view of the massifs of Mont Cenis and Ambin

Sollières-Sardières
Part of Val-Cenis
The village of Sardières in winter
Location of Sollières-Sardières
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Coordinates: 45°15′54″N 6°48′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Canton	Modane
Commune	Val-Cenis
Area ^1	33.31 km^2 (12.86 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	172
• Density	5.2/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	73500
Elevation	1,232–3,241 m (4,042–10,633 ft) (avg. 1,270 m or 4,170 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)