Bellentre

Bellentre
The church in Bellentre
Bellentre
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Bellentre
Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 6°42′52″E / 45.5706°N 6.7144°E / 45.5706; 6.7144Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 6°42′52″E / 45.5706°N 6.7144°E / 45.5706; 6.7144
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Area1	23.94 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	947
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	73038 /73210
Elevation	699–3,011 m (2,293–9,879 ft) (avg. 743 m or 2,438 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellentre is a former commune in the Savoie department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of La Plagne-Tarentaise.

Situated in the Tarentaise Valley, the commune stretches over villages of Montchavin Les Coches and parts of the ski resort of La Plagne.

Neighbouring communes are Landry to the north-east, Les Chapelles, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Valezan to the north, Mâcot-la-Plagne to the west, Champagny-en-Vanoise to the south and Peisey-Nancroix to the east.