Saint-Jean-d'Aulps

Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
Commune
	Saint Jean d'Aulps Village, in the heart of the Vallée d'Aulps
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
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	Coordinates: 46°14′06″N 6°39′23″E / 46.235°N 6.6564°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Thonon-les-Bains
Canton	Évian-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Haut-Chablais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	William Chalençon
Area 1	40.19 km2 (15.52 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,596
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74238 /74430
Elevation	734–2,240 m (2,408–7,349 ft) ; (avg. 801 m or 2,628 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ do]; Arpitan: San Zhan) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Situated in the heart of the Vallée d'Aulps, as well as being the home to an active farming community, it is popular with holiday-makers in the Summer, for walking, and in the Winter for skiing as it is a part of the massive Portes du Soleil ski area.

The inhabitants are called (in French) the "Jovanétiens". The commune is spread over 40.2 km² (15.5 sq mi) and has 1,558 inhabitants (2019), 6,900 beds for tourists, 464 main residences, and 1,358 secondary residences. The population density is 39 inhabitants/km² (2019). Saint-Jean-d'Aulps is surrounded by the communes of Seytroux, Le Biot, Abondance, Essert Romand and Bellevaux. The closest town is Thonon les Bains 25 km (16 mi) away. The river "la Dranse de Morzine" is the main water course through the village. In the commune, at an altitude of 805 m (2,641 ft), is the ski-area "l'Espace Roc d'Enfer". One can ski between 900 and 1,800 m (3,000 and 5,900 ft) above sea level and offers, amongst wild, unspoilt, and preserved terrain, 20 pistes (ski-runs) givings a total of 40 km (25 mi) of tracks. A large portion of these tracks are covered by artificial snow-making machines to make the skiing more snow-sure in lighter Winters. Saint-Jean-d'Aulps also offers many summer-time activities, namely: rock climbing, via ferrata, walking and hiking, mountain-biking routes, fishing, and para-gliding.

^ "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.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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