Aussois
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Aussois seen from La Norma ski resort. | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Aussois | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′38″N 6°44′32″E / 45.2272°N 06.7423°ECoordinates: 45°13′38″N 6°44′32″E / 45.2272°N 06.7423°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Marnézy |
| Area1 | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 691 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73023 / 73500 |
| Elevation | 1,120–3,600 m (3,670–11,810 ft) |
| Website | www.aussois.com |
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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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Aussois is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Although not as well known as other resorts right on the other side of the mountain like Val Thorens, it is popular with the French as ski resort in winter and as mountain destination in summer. It is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Modane, Lyon, Geneva and Chambery. It offers 55 km (34 mi) of slopes, 21 slopes (6 Green, 5 Blue, 8 Red, 2 Black).[1]
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Downtown of Aussois.
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