Tarentaise, Loire
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Tarentaise (French pronunciation: [taʁɑ̃tɛz]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Tarentaise | |
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Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tarentaise | |
  Tarentaise Location within France  Tarentaise Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′26″N 4°29′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Monts du Pilat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Pierre Letievant[1] |
Area 1 | 12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 506 |
| • Density | 40.3/km2 (104/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42306 /42660 |
| Elevation | 856–1,296 m (2,808–4,252 ft) (avg. 1,070 m or 3,510 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 142 | — |
| 1975 | 155 | +1.26% |
| 1982 | 293 | +9.52% |
| 1990 | 330 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 412 | +2.50% |
| 2007 | 453 | +1.19% |
| 2012 | 451 | −0.09% |
| 2017 | 475 | +1.04% |
| 2023 | 506 | +1.06% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
