What is the highest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Tignes (Savoie) is the highest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: its town hall stands at 2,103 m above sea level.

What are the 10 highest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

In order: Tignes (2,103 m), Val-d'Isère (1,830 m), Bonneval-sur-Arc (1,817 m), Chamrousse (1,736 m), Bessans (1,707 m), Villard-Reymond (1,667 m), Les Deux Alpes (1,653 m), Besse (1,563 m), Villard-Notre-Dame (1,539 m), and Saint-Jean-d'Arves (1,533 m).

What is the lowest-lying town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche (Ardèche) is the lowest-lying town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: its town hall stands at 51 m above sea level. See The lowest-lying towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

How many towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are ranked?

All of them: the 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes appear in this ranking.

Which elevation is used?

The elevation of the town hall, computed by the IGN elevation service (RGE ALTI terrain model) at the “town hall” point published by geo.api.gouv.fr. No regularly updated official source gives the lowest or highest point of a commune: its summit can be much higher.

Highest Towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 2026 Ranking by Elevation

This ranking covers all 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche (Ardèche) comes last with 51 m.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rank	Town	Department	Town hall elevation (m)	Population
1	Tignes	Savoie (73)	2,103	2,045
2	Val-d'Isère	Savoie (73)	1,830	1,612
3	Bonneval-sur-Arc	Savoie (73)	1,817	290
4	Chamrousse	Isère (38)	1,736	458
5	Bessans	Savoie (73)	1,707	349
6	Villard-Reymond	Isère (38)	1,667	47
7	Les Deux Alpes	Isère (38)	1,653	1,946
8	Besse	Isère (38)	1,563	155
9	Villard-Notre-Dame	Isère (38)	1,539	25
10	Saint-Jean-d'Arves	Savoie (73)	1,533	284
11	Albiez-Montrond	Savoie (73)	1,519	363
12	Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves	Savoie (73)	1,517	355
13	Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans	Isère (38)	1,482	99
14	Aussois	Savoie (73)	1,479	694
15	Huez	Isère (38)	1,478	1,276
16	Valmeinier	Savoie (73)	1,476	599
17	Villard-Reculas	Isère (38)	1,433	77
18	Pralognan-la-Vanoise	Savoie (73)	1,424	709
19	Oulles	Isère (38)	1,418	17
20	Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans	Isère (38)	1,413	77
21	Saint François Longchamp	Savoie (73)	1,412	442
22	Valloire	Savoie (73)	1,403	1,090
23	Les Belleville	Savoie (73)	1,384	3,576
24	Albiez-le-Jeune	Savoie (73)	1,362	145
25	La Morte	Isère (38)	1,358	147
26	Les Estables	Haute-Loire (43)	1,341	336
27	Lachamp-Raphaël	Ardèche (07)	1,323	71
28	Peisey-Nancroix	Savoie (73)	1,314	639
29	Les Chapelles	Savoie (73)	1,299	586
30	Val-Cenis	Savoie (73)	1,292	2,148
31	Villarembert	Savoie (73)	1,290	256
32	Chaudeyrolles	Haute-Loire (43)	1,287	134
33	Notre-Dame-du-Pré	Savoie (73)	1,274	263
34	Auris	Isère (38)	1,273	191
35	Astet	Ardèche (07)	1,268	59
36	Usclades-et-Rieutord	Ardèche (07)	1,265	108
37	Vallorcine	Haute-Savoie (74)	1,265	462
38	Feissons-sur-Salins	Savoie (73)	1,239	183
39	Sagnes-et-Goudoulet	Ardèche (07)	1,239	124
40	Champagny-en-Vanoise	Savoie (73)	1,235	558
41	Sainte-Eulalie	Ardèche (07)	1,232	218
42	Vaujany	Isère (38)	1,231	359
43	Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas	Haute-Loire (43)	1,226	273
44	Crest-Voland	Savoie (73)	1,226	354
45	Montgreleix	Cantal (15)	1,225	32
46	La Trinitat	Cantal (15)	1,224	55
47	Issanlas	Ardèche (07)	1,221	105
48	Saint-Front	Haute-Loire (43)	1,210	415
49	La Godivelle	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	1,210	21
50	Saint-Paul-de-Tartas	Haute-Loire (43)	1,205	208
51	Loubaresse	Ardèche (07)	1,202	43
52	Champclause	Haute-Loire (43)	1,202	205
53	Gresse-en-Vercors	Isère (38)	1,198	363
54	Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont	Isère (38)	1,191	32
55	Auvers	Haute-Loire (43)	1,188	48
56	Le Béage	Ardèche (07)	1,188	256
57	Freycenet-la-Cuche	Haute-Loire (43)	1,187	109
58	Châtel	Haute-Savoie (74)	1,186	1,202
59	Mizoën	Isère (38)	1,186	187
60	Lanarce	Ardèche (07)	1,181	218
61	Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire	Savoie (73)	1,176	485
62	La Côte-d'Arbroz	Haute-Savoie (74)	1,176	361
63	Le Plagnal	Ardèche (07)	1,176	69
64	Pradiers	Cantal (15)	1,173	81
65	Le Bessat	Loire (42)	1,172	537
66	Lavillatte	Ardèche (07)	1,170	44
67	Fay-sur-Lignon	Haute-Loire (43)	1,169	340
68	Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte	Isère (38)	1,167	1,188
69	Moudeyres	Haute-Loire (43)	1,164	117
70	Coucouron	Ardèche (07)	1,164	787
71	Les Gets	Haute-Savoie (74)	1,162	1,265
72	Saint-Jean-Lachalm	Haute-Loire (43)	1,162	312
73	Les Contamines-Montjoie	Haute-Savoie (74)	1,161	1,136
74	Chanaleilles	Haute-Loire (43)	1,158	179
75	Montvalezan	Savoie (73)	1,157	743
76	Villarodin-Bourget	Savoie (73)	1,153	513
77	Saint-Clément	Ardèche (07)	1,151	91
78	La Salette-Fallavaux	Isère (38)	1,150	81
79	Borée	Ardèche (07)	1,149	136
80	Devesset	Ardèche (07)	1,149	316
81	La Chaulme	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	1,149	121
82	Queyrières	Haute-Loire (43)	1,144	373
83	Montarcher	Loire (42)	1,142	64
84	Hauteluce	Savoie (73)	1,137	756
85	Pradelles	Haute-Loire (43)	1,136	545
86	Barges	Haute-Loire (43)	1,135	102
87	Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe	Savoie (73)	1,135	476
88	Vernols	Cantal (15)	1,134	57
89	Mézilhac	Ardèche (07)	1,134	110
90	Anzat-le-Luguet	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	1,133	168
91	Picherande	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	1,131	333
92	Sainte-Luce	Isère (38)	1,130	44
93	Cézens	Cantal (15)	1,128	223
94	Mazan-l'Abbaye	Ardèche (07)	1,122	122
95	Saint-Colomban-des-Villards	Savoie (73)	1,119	145
96	Les Vastres	Haute-Loire (43)	1,119	202
97	Saint-Dizier-en-Diois	Drôme (26)	1,119	46
98	Saint-Urcize	Cantal (15)	1,117	489
99	Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	1,117	107
100	Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid	Haute-Loire (43)	1,117	238

Source: IGN, Géoplateforme elevation service (RGE ALTI); geo.api.gouv.fr (town hall position); elevation of the town hall of each commune. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The highest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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