Sallanches

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Sallanches
Commune
The church in Sallanches
Coat of arms
Location of Sallanches
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Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E / 45.9372°N 6.6328°E / 45.9372; 6.6328
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Sallanches
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Georges Morand
Area 1	65.87 km2 (25.43 sq mi)
• Urban	416.5 km2 (160.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	17,133
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)	46,128
• Urban density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74256 /74700
Elevation	515–2,749 m (1,690–9,019 ft) (avg. 558 m or 1,831 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sallanches (French pronunciation: [salɑ̃ʃ]; Arpitan: Salenches) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. In 2018, the commune had a population of 16,508, and its urban area had 46,128 inhabitants.^[2]