Chamrousse
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Chamrousse
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| Coordinates: 45°06′33″N 5°52′28″E / 45.1092°N 5.8744°ECoordinates: 45°06′33″N 5°52′28″E / 45.1092°N 5.8744°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Domène and Vizille |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Grésivaudan |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Philippe Cordon |
| Area1 | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 459 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38567 /38410 |
| Elevation | 1,384–2,440 m (4,541–8,005 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Part of the ski area, viewed from Recoin
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Location within Alps
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| Vertical | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,250 m (7,380 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,400 m (4,590 ft) |
| Skiable area | 90 km (56 mi) of runs |
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| Snowmaking | 40 ha (100 acres) |
| Website | winter |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Chamrousse is a ski resort in southeastern France, in the Belledonne Mountain Range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at 1,650 m (5,413 ft) and the Roche Béranger at 1,750 m (5,741 ft). The ski-lifts reach the Cross of Chamrousse at 2,253 m (7,392 ft).
Chamrousse hosted the six alpine skiing events of the 1968 Winter Olympics, where Jean-Claude Killy of France won three gold medals in the men's events. All women's events took place at Recoin de Chamrousse, located 2 km (1.2 mi) away.
There are more than 90 km (56 mi) of downhill runs at Chamrousse and 24 ski lifts. There are also 37 km (23 mi) of trails for cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing can be practised from the opening of the resort to early or mid-April.
The road to the ski station starts at Uriage-les-Bains from where the climb is 19 km (12 mi) long, gaining 1,235 m (4,052 ft) in altitude, at an average gradient of 6.5%. There are several sections in excess off 11% in the early stages of the climb. For the Tour de France, the summit is at an altitude of 1,730 m (5,680 ft).
The ski station can also be reached by a more northerly route, from Uriage-les-Bains via Saint-Martin-d'Uriage. This climb is 18.2 km (11.3 mi) gaining 1,315 m (4,314 ft) in altitude, at an average gradient of 7.2%.
The climb of Chamrousse was used in the mountain time-trial in the 2001 Tour de France. Lance Armstrong won the stage (#11) on 18 July 2001, when he took just over an hour to complete the hors categorie climb from Grenoble to the ski resort. In 2012, Armstrong was disqualified from winning this stage, following the Lance Armstrong doping case.
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