Le Bois (French pronunciation: [lə bwa]; Arpitan: Vel Boué) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Grand-Aigueblanche.[2] The traditionalist Catholic order, the Fraternity of the Transfiguration, is located in Le Bois.[3]

Le Bois
Location of Le Bois
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Le Bois is located in France
Le Bois
Le Bois
Le Bois is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bois
Le Bois
Coordinates: 45°29′30″N 6°29′55″E / 45.4917°N 6.4986°E / 45.4917; 6.4986
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonMoûtiers
CommuneGrand-Aigueblanche
Area
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5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
394
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Velborains, Velboraines
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
73260
Elevation458–1,760 m (1,503–5,774 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ "About Fraternity of the Transfiguration".