Bozel

Bozel Bosél (Arpitan)
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in Bozel
Location of Bozel
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Coordinates: 45°27′08″N 6°38′56″E / 45.4522°N 6.6488°E / 45.4522; 6.6488
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Moûtiers
Intercommunality	Val Vanoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Pulcini[1]
Area ^1	28.8 km^2 (11.1 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	2,098
• Density	72.8/km^2 (189/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73055 /73350
Elevation	746–2,589 m (2,448–8,494 ft) (avg. 768 m or 2,520 ft)
Website	www.ot-bozel.com, www.bozelinfo.com
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bozel (French pronunciation: [bɔzɛl]; Arpitan Savoyard: Bosél or Bozél) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

Bozel acts as a base village for the largest ski area in the world, Les Trois Vallées. Specifically in the valley of Courchevel. Bozel does not yet have a lift of any sort or any ski runs as it lies at 870m above sea level. However, there are constant discussions and rumours that the town will get its own gondola lift which will go up to the village of Le Praz at 1060m. Le Praz has lifts and ski runs of its own which connect it to the main town of the Courchevel valley; Courchevel 1850.

In the course of the French Revolution, it was briefly renamed Fructidor.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,380	—
1975	1,344	−0.38%
1982	1,504	+1.62%
1990	1,690	+1.47%
1999	1,854	+1.03%
2007	1,992	+0.90%
2012	2,019	+0.27%
2017	1,841	−1.83%
2023	2,098	+2.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Gallery

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  Tour de Bozel and Église Saint-François-de-Sales
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  Monument aux morts

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

• Bozel travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official site