Bellentre

Part of La Plagne Tarentaise in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

45°34′14″N 6°42′52″E / 45.5706°N 6.7144°E / 45.5706; 6.7144CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentSavoieArrondissementAlbertvilleCantonBourg-Saint-MauriceCommuneLa Plagne Tarentaise Area23.94 km² (9.24 sq mi)Population906 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation699–3,011 m (2,293–9,879 ft)
(avg. 743 m or 2,438 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellentre (French pronunciation: [bɛlɑ̃tʁ]; Arpitan: Bélintro) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of La Plagne Tarentaise.^[2]

Geography

Situated in the Tarentaise Valley, the commune stretches over the villages of Montchavin Les Coches and parts of the ski resort of La Plagne.

Neighbouring communes are Landry to the north-east, Les Chapelles, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Valezan to the north, Mâcot-la-Plagne to the west, Champagny-en-Vanoise to the south and Peisey-Nancroix to the east.

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

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