Le Bois
Part of Grand-Aigueblanche in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Le Bois (French pronunciation: [lə bwa]; Savoyard: Vel Boué)[2] is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Grand-Aigueblanche.[3] The traditionalist Catholic order, the Fraternity of the Transfiguration, is located in Le Bois.[4]
Le Bois
Vel Boué (Savoyard) | |
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Part of Grand-Aigueblanche | |
 Location of Le Bois | |
  Le Bois  Le Bois | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′30″N 6°29′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Moûtiers |
| Commune | Grand-Aigueblanche |
Area 1 | 5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 402 |
| • Density | 72.4/km2 (188/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Velborains, Velboraines |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73260 |
| Elevation | 458–1,760 m (1,503–5,774 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
