Orelle
General information
Orelle is a common
French, located in the department of the
Savoy and the
area the Rhone-Alps.
The inhabitants are Orellins and Orellinches
Geography
Located at 800 m of altitude in bottom of valley (that of the Arc), directed East-West (weak sunning the winter), the commune was equipped since 1996 allowing of a telpher carrier, the beginning of Francoz, to reach the field Val Thorens/the Three Valleys in 15 minutes. It is the longest telpher carrier of world (5 km on only one section). The skiers of the stations of Maurienne
Valfréjus,
Aussois, Normalized It,
Sybelles… etc can in the event of weak snowing up, to benefit from the high altitude of Valley Thorens which is the highest station of Europe.
History
Formerly the commune was called
Aurelle
Administration
Demography
Places and monuments
- the Saint-Maurice church is of style baroque
Personalities related to the commune
See too
External bonds
- Orelle
- Orelle on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Orelle on the site of INSEE
- Orelle on the site of Quid
- Localization of Orelle on a chart of France and communes bordering
- Plane on Orelle on Mapquest
- Site of the tourist office of Maurienne
- Site of the tourist office of Aussois