Praz-sur-Arly

Praz-sur-Arly Le Prâ (Savoyard)
Commune
A general view of Praz-sur-Arly
Coat of arms
Location of Praz-sur-Arly
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Coordinates: 45°50′17″N 6°34′15″E / 45.8381°N 6.5708°E / 45.8381; 6.5708
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Sallanches
Intercommunality	Pays du Mont-Blanc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yann Jaccaz[1]
Area ^1	22.64 km^2 (8.74 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,311
• Density	57.91/km^2 (150.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74215 /74120
Elevation	980–2,282 m (3,215–7,487 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Praz-sur-Arly (French pronunciation: [pʁa syʁ aʁli], literally Praz on Arly; Savoyard: Le Prâ)^[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.^[4]

The local people are called "Pralins" for men, and "Pralines" for women.

The village is twinned with the town of Roscoff, in Brittany.

Geography

The village of Praz-sur-Arly is 1,035 metres above sea level, in Val d'Arly, between Megève and Flumet. The river Arly goes through the village as do the rivers Cassioz and Varins.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.
4. Unité urbaine 2020 de Sallanches (00465), INSEE