La Salette-Fallavaux
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| La Salette-Fallavaux | |
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  La Salette-Fallavaux | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  La Salette-Fallavaux | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′28″N 5°58′33″E / 44.8411°N 5.9758°ECoordinates: 44°50′28″N 5°58′33″E / 44.8411°N 5.9758°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Corps |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Corps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marc Andrieux |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Population2 | 76 |
| • Population2 Density | 3.5/km2 (8.9/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38469 / 38970 |
| Elevation |
983–2,402 m (3,225–7,881 ft) (avg. 1,140 m or 3,740 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Salette-Fallavaux is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. The sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salette in the mountains above the village, devoted to a Marian apparition in 1846, is a well known pilgrimage site.
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