Sollières-Sardières
Part of Val-Cenis in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Sollières-Sardières (Savoyard: Sôlère Sardére)[2] is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.[3] It is located the heart of the Alps in the upper Maurienne valley 120 km long.[citation needed] Part of the region is within the Vanoise National Park.[citation needed] The remaining land is not included in the protected area called "zone peripherique" which has lesser environmental protection enforcement rules.[citation needed] Some flowers can only be found in the heights of the commune and in boreal regions.[citation needed] It has a small airstrip ICAO code: LFKD[citation needed]
- Villages and landscapes
- The village of Sardières in winter
- The village of Sollières
- The commune lies at the limit of the Vanoise National Park
- The Dent Parrachée
- Petit Mont Cenis Pass
- Monolithe of Sardières (93 m)
- Panoramic view of the massifs of Mont Cenis and Ambin
Sollières-Sardières
Sôlère Sardére (Savoyard) | |
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Part of Val-Cenis | |
View from Sardières towards Sollières | |
![]() Location of Sollières-Sardières | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′54″N 6°48′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Commune | Val-Cenis |
Area 1 | 33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 192 |
| • Density | 5.76/km2 (14.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73500 |
| Elevation | 1,232–3,241 m (4,042–10,633 ft) (avg. 1,270 m or 4,170 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
