La Ravoire (French pronunciation: [la ʁavwaʁ]; Arpitan: La Rovouère or La Ravouère) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is part of Grand Chambéry.
La Ravoire
La Rovouère (Arpitan) | |
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 A general view of La Ravoire | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Ravoire  | |
  La Ravoire  La Ravoire | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′N 5°58′E / 45.56°N 5.96°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | La Ravoire |
| Intercommunality | Grand Chambéry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandre Gennaro[1] |
Area 1 | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,042 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73213 /73490 |
| Elevation | 285–423 m (935–1,388 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| Website | www.laravoire.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,694 | — |
| 1975 | 4,020 | +5.88% |
| 1982 | 6,659 | +7.48% |
| 1990 | 6,689 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 6,555 | −0.22% |
| 2009 | 7,458 | +1.30% |
| 2014 | 8,032 | +1.49% |
| 2020 | 8,939 | +1.80% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
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Teningen, Germany, since 1984
Vado Ligure, Italy, since 2002
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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