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Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Val ThorensTown
Saint-Martin-de-BellevilleCommune (Former)
Les BellevilleCommune
AlbertvilleArrondissement
SavoieDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Val Thorens2,500 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
219697
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219697:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Arrondissement Albertville, Savoyen, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, arrondissement di Albertville, Savoia, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Валь Торанс, Альбервиль, Савойя, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
瓦勒托朗, 阿尔贝维尔区, 萨瓦省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Distrito de Albertville, Saboya, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Basque:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Albertvilleko barrutia, Savoia, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Catalan:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Districte d'Albertville, Savoia, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Arrondissement d'Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Czech:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Arrondissement Albertville, Savojsko, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Arrondissement Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Egyptian Arabic:
فال تورين, فرنسا
Farsi/Persian:
ول تورن, بخش البرتویل, سووآ, اوورنی-رون-آلپ, فرانسه
Hebrew:
ואל טורנס, סבואה, אוברן-רון-אלפ, צרפת
Japanese:
ヴァル・トランス, サン＝マルタン＝ド＝ベルヴィル, サヴォワ県, オーヴェルニュ＝ローヌ＝アルプ地域圏, フランス
Macedonian:
Вал Торанс, Савоја, Оверњ-Рона-Алпи, Франција
Norwegian:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Polish:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Okręg Albertville, Sabaudia, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Vale Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Saboia, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Swedish:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
Val Thorens, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Belleville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa


Val Thorens, located in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, French Alps, located at an altitude of 2300m, is the highest ski town in Europe. It is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in the Savoie département. The resort forms part of the 3 vallées linked ski area which, with over 600 km of piste, is one of the largest linked ski areas in the world.

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9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sellaite (TL)
Formula: MgF2
Type Locality:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘSellaite (TL)3.AB.15MgF2
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ SellaiteMgF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ SellaiteMgF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Thorens
Wikidata ID:Q1026835

Localities in this Region

France
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    • Savoie

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