Albertville, France

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Albertville, France is a town in the Savoie department of southeastern France, best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympic Games.

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Albertville, France canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
atConfluenceOf Arly River
Isère River
climate humid continental to oceanic mountain-influenced climate
country France
departmentCapitalOf arrondissement of Albertville
distanceTo about 120 km from Lyon
about 45 km from Chambéry
about 90 km from Geneva
elevation about 345 metres above sea level (town centre)
hasAdministrativeStatus subprefecture of Savoie
hasHeritageSite medieval town of Conflans
hasMayor Frédéric Burnier-Framboret
hasRoadConnection A430 motorway NERFINISHED
RN90 (Route nationale 90)
hasTransport Albertville railway station
hosted 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Paralympics
inception 1836
INSEECODE 73011
knownFor 1992 Winter Olympic Games
winter sports tourism gateway
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Combe de Savoie
Savoie department
southeastern France
locatedNear French Alps
mayoralTerm 2020–2026
namedAfter Charles Albert of Sardinia
nearbySkiResort Courchevel
Les Saisies
Méribel
officialLanguage French
OlympicEventType Winter Olympics
OlympicYear 1992
partOf Albertville urban area
linked to: Albertville

Tarentaise Valley area
linked to: Tarentaise Valley
population approximately 19000 (early 2020s)
postalCode 73200
railwayLine Lyon–Saint-Gervais railway
regionSpeciality Savoyard cuisine
sportsFacility Halle Olympique (Olympic Hall)
Olympic ice rink
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinnedWith Sestriere, Italy
linked to: Sestriere

Viana do Castelo, Portugal
linked to: Viana do Castelo

Wolfratshausen, Germany

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Albertville Organizing Committee basedIn Albertville, France
Kristi Yamaguchi OlympicHostCity Albertville, France