Valloire

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Field	Value
name	Valloire
commune status	Commune
image	Valloire.jpg
caption	A general view of Valloire
arrondissement	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
canton	Modane
INSEE	73306
postal code	73450
mayor	Jean-Pierre Rougeaux
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	Maurienne-Galibier
coordinates
elevation min m	694
elevation max m	3504
area km2	137.48
population
population date
population footnotes
website	Valloire.net
native name	Valouère/Vârouère (Savoyard)
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Valloire (; Savoyard: Valouère or Vârouère) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

The ski resort Valloire-Galibier is located in the commune, at the foot of the Col du Télégraphe and next to the ski resort of Valmeinier, (the alps) France.

70% of the Valloire/Valmeinier ski area is above 2000 m. It offers over 150 km of slopes, 33 lifts 2 gondolas, 17 chairlift & 14 drag lifts), and 85 slopes, (21 Green, 25 Blue, 31 Red and 6 Black). There is also a considerable amount of backcountry skiing available.

Valloire has two main skiing areas which can be accessed by lifts from the village. They are the Sétaz and the Crey du Quart. From the Crey du Quart you can ski across to Valmeinier, which is included in the ski pass. The Crey du Quart also houses a large snowpark (with a dedicated daily ticket only for this park) which is designed to offer something to people of all skill levels. In the Arva Parc on the Sétaz one can learn how to rescue avalanche victims. The French Foreign Legion has a mountain outpost at Valloire Les Verneys and teaches beginning legionnaires on the slopes. Jaime Salazar dedicated a chapter in his 2005 Foreign Legion memoir Legion of the Lost to the severe mountain course in Valloire.

It is a traditional village known for its après-ski and restaurants. The resort includes two ski schools École du Ski Français, which is the largest ski school company in France and "Ecole du Ski Internationale".

It is ideally located in the Savoie region with good transport links in and out of Modane, Lyon, Geneva and Chambery.

Valloire is known as an art resort. Since 1984, it has been organizing the International Competition of Ice Sculptures and Snow Sculptures around January 18 each year. The resort located at the foot of the mythical Col du Galibier is also an essential part of the Tour de France: stage town on 3 occasions (1972, 1975 and 2019) and arrival in 2011 at the top of the Col du Galibier;

History

During the early 1930s, Valloire was a simple village, void of tourism. In 1935–36, the first ski club arrived; "Le Ski club de Paris". New hotels and an ice skating rink were opened. In the next two years, Valloire constructed its first ski lift. By 1945, it had added another 5 lifts. In 1970 Valloire expanded from the Sétaz and began developing the Crey du Quart. Four years later, Valloire and Valmeinier joined together to form one ski resort.

In 1989 the first snow cannons were unveiled, allowing for a more lengthy tourism season. Similar progress was made until 2007, when Valloire switched from conventional ski passes to "hands-free" ones, imbedded with a chip. Valloire has recently gained fame as the home of Jean-Baptiste Grange, a slalom World Cup winner.

In 2024 the Tour de France had a finish in Valloire in the fourth stage.

Geography

Climate

Valloire has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on an oceanic climate (Cfb). The average annual temperature in Valloire is 7.0 C. The average annual rainfall is 793.6 mm with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 15.4 C, and lowest in January, at around -0.7 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Valloire was 33.1 C on 28 July 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -23.0 C on 5 February 2012.

|collapsed=y |width=auto |location = Valloire (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1991−present) |single line = Y |metric first = Y |Jan record high C = 16.8 |Feb record high C = 17.6 |Mar record high C = 19.5 |Apr record high C = 23.8 |May record high C = 29.4 |Jun record high C = 32.5 |Jul record high C = 33.1 |Aug record high C = 32.6 |Sep record high C = 27.3 |Oct record high C = 27.5 |Nov record high C = 20.2 |Dec record high C = 16.8 |Jan record low C = -19.6 |Feb record low C = -23.0 |Mar record low C = -18.6 |Apr record low C = -9.6 |May record low C = -4.9 |Jun record low C = -3.1 |Jul record low C = 0.2 |Aug record low C = -0.3 |Sep record low C = -5.1 |Oct record low C = -9.8 |Nov record low C = -14.9 |Dec record low C = -18.2 |Jan high C = 3.7 |Feb high C = 4.2 |Mar high C = 8.0 |Apr high C = 11.5 |May high C = 15.5 |Jun high C = 19.3 |Jul high C = 21.6 |Aug high C = 21.2 |Sep high C = 16.8 |Oct high C = 12.8 |Nov high C = 7.2 |Dec high C = 4.2 |year high C = 12.2 |Jan mean C = -0.7 |Feb mean C = -0.5 |Mar mean C = 2.8 |Apr mean C = 6.2 |May mean C = 9.9 |Jun mean C = 13.4 |Jul mean C = 15.4 |Aug mean C = 15.3 |Sep mean C = 11.4 |Oct mean C = 7.9 |Nov mean C = 2.9 |Dec mean C = 0.0 |year mean C = 7.0 |Jan low C = -5.2 |Feb low C = -5.3 |Mar low C = -2.4 |Apr low C = 0.9 |May low C = 4.4 |Jun low C = 7.5 |Jul low C = 9.2 |Aug low C = 9.3 |Sep low C = 6.0 |Oct low C = 3.0 |Nov low C = -1.3 |Dec low C = -4.2 |year low C = 1.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 70.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 52.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 55.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 51.6 |May precipitation mm = 71.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 65.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 62.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 67.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 63.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 72.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 82.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 79.1 |year precipitation mm = 793.6 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 8.8 |Feb precipitation days = 7.6 |Mar precipitation days = 7.9 |Apr precipitation days = 8.8 |May precipitation days = 11.2 |Jun precipitation days = 10.3 |Jul precipitation days = 8.6 |Aug precipitation days = 8.9 |Sep precipitation days = 8.2 |Oct precipitation days = 8.4 |Nov precipitation days = 9.5 |Dec precipitation days = 8.9 |year precipitation days = 107.1 |source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web | url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_73306005.pdf | title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records | language = fr | publisher = Météo-France | access-date = September 10, 2022}}}}

References

(4 May 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
"Valloire Skiing Holidays | Ski Apartments | Peak Retreats".
"Valloire - Village - France - Maurienne Valley".

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