La Salette-Fallavaux (French pronunciation: [la salɛt falavo]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] The sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salette in the mountains above the village is a well-known pilgrimage site devoted to an 1846 Marian apparition.
La Salette-Fallavaux | |
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 The sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salette | |
Location of La Salette-Fallavaux  | |
  La Salette-Fallavaux  La Salette-Fallavaux | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′28″N 5°58′33″E / 44.8411°N 5.9758°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilda Perrin[1] |
| Area 1 | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 77 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38469 /38970 |
| Elevation | 983–2,402 m (3,225–7,881 ft) (avg. 1,140 m or 3,740 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. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 107 | — |
| 1975 | 79 | −4.24% |
| 1982 | 88 | +1.55% |
| 1990 | 86 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 76 | −1.36% |
| 2009 | 71 | −0.68% |
| 2014 | 71 | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 73 | +0.46% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
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