Apremont, Savoie - Wikipedia

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Apremont
Commune
The road into Apremont
Coat of arms
Location of Apremont
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Coordinates: 45°30′54″N 5°57′29″E / 45.515°N 5.958°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Montmélian
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Dupraz[1]
Area 1	17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	968
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73017 /73190
Dialling codes	0479
Elevation	302–1,554 m (991–5,098 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
Website	www.mairie-apremont.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Apremont (French pronunciation: [apʁəmɔ̃]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It lies southeast of Chambéry.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	558	—
1975	696	+3.21%
1982	777	+1.59%
1990	781	+0.06%
1999	890	+1.46%
2007	949	+0.81%
2012	982	+0.69%
2017	1,013	+0.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

In the night of 24 November 1248, a massive landslide remodelled the lands of the commune and created a distinctive environment for growing grapes. At an altitude of 350 metres and catching the morning sun, the vines of Apremont, together with the adjoining communes of Saint-André-les-Marches and Saint-Baldoph have been productive for centuries and are now the major producer in Savoy with around 400 hectares in cultivation. The chalky soil is particularly favourable to white wines, which predominate.

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  La Cluse de Chambéry and la Combe de Savoie seen from Apremont

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  Le Granier and vineyards of Apremont.

• Communes of the Savoie department

• Official site