Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃kuvɛʁt la tusɥiʁ]; before 1987: Fontcouverte[3], Savoyard: Fankuèrta)[4] is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.[5] It contains the ski resort La Toussuire.
Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire
Fankuèrta (Savoyard) | |
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The ski station of La Toussuire | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire | |
  Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire  Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′50″N 6°18′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Covarel[1] |
Area 1 | 21.52 km2 (8.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 473 |
| • Density | 22.0/km2 (56.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73116 /73300 |
| Elevation | 659–2,305 m (2,162–7,562 ft) |
| Website | La-toussuire.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
