Sallanches

Sallanches Salenches (Savoyard)
Commune
The church in Sallanches
Coat of arms
Location of Sallanches
Sallanches Location within France Sallanches Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°56′14″N 6°37′58″E
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  (2023)	17,319
• Density	262.9/km2 (681.0/sq mi)
• Urban  (2022)	46,242
• Urban density	111.0/km2 (287.6/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. Sallanches is the centre of an urban area with about 46,000 inhabitants.