Les Marches
| Les Marches | |
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Sight of the village and its vineyards. | |
  Les Marches | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Les Marches | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′00″N 6°00′06″E / 45.5°N 6.0017°ECoordinates: 45°30′00″N 6°00′06″E / 45.5°N 6.0017°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Montmélian |
| Area1 | 15.35 km2 (5.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,490 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73151 / 73800 |
| Dialling codes | 0479 |
| Elevation |
244–1,115 m (801–3,658 ft) (avg. 807 m or 2,648 ft) |
| Website | www.lesmarches.fr |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Les Marches is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Twin towns
It is twinned with Stepps and Cardowan near Glasgow in Scotland, UK.[1] Les Marches translates in English as 'The Steps' and it was this connection that was noticed by a Les Marches resident in 1995 on a visit to Scotland.[2]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ↑ "Town twinning". North Lanarkshire Council.
- ↑ "Les Marches Information-SteppsOnline". www.steppsonline.com.
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