Courchevel (commune)

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Courchevel
La Tania ski resort
La Tania ski resort
Coat of arms of Courchevel
Location of Courchevel
Courchevel is located in France
Courchevel
Courchevel
Coordinates: 45°26′06″N 6°38′17″E / 45.435°N 6.638°E / 45.435; 6.638Coordinates: 45°26′06″N 6°38′17″E / 45.435°N 6.638°E / 45.435; 6.638
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonMoûtiers
IntercommunalityVal Vanoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Yves Pachod
Area
1
68.90 km2 (26.60 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
2,362
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73227 /73120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Courchevel is a commune in the department of Savoie, southeastern France. This city was established on January 1, 2017 by merging the two formerly distinct communes of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise (the seat) and La Perrière.[2] It takes its name from the eponymous nearby ski resort of Courchevel.


Blazon Blazon:
Per pale or, a twin-headed eagle azure, and gules a cross argent (Savoy) ; overall a chief gules supported argent
Comments: Arms of Courchevel city, French Savoy.


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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)


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