Megève

commune in Haute-Savoie, France
Place commune_of_france Q259283
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Megève

Summary

Megève is a commune of France[1]. Megève ranks in the top 0.71% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month, #221 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megève is located in Haute-Savoie[3].
  • Megève is located in arrondissement of Bonneville[4].
  • Megève is in the country of France[5].
  • Megève's instance of is recorded as commune of France[6].
  • Megève's instance of is recorded as ski resort[7].
  • Megève's shares border with is recorded as La Giettaz[8].
  • Megève's shares border with is recorded as Hauteluce[9].
  • Megève's shares border with is recorded as Combloux[10].
  • Megève's shares border with is recorded as Demi-Quartier[11].
  • Megève's shares border with is recorded as Praz-sur-Arly[12].
  • Megève's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Gervais-les-Bains[13].
  • Megève's shares border with is recorded as Sallanches[14].
  • Megève's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oberstdorf[15].
  • Megève's postal code is recorded as 74120[16].
  • Megève is part of Evasion Mont Blanc[17].
  • Megève's Commons category is recorded as Megève[18].
  • Megève's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.856944444444, 'lon': 6.6175}[19].
  • Megève's official website is recorded as https://mairie.megeve.fr/[20].
  • Megève's official website is recorded as http://www.megeve.fr[21].
  • Megève's IPA transcription is recorded as məˈʒɛv[22].
  • Megève's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megève[23].
  • Megève's email address is recorded as mailto:mairie.megeve@megeve.fr[24].
  • Megève has a population of {'amount': '+3313'}[25].
  • Megève has a population of {'amount': '+3210'}[26].
  • Megève has a population of {'amount': '+3259'}[27].

Body

Geography

Megève is in the country of France[5]. Located in include Haute-Savoie[3], a department of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1860[30] and arrondissement of Bonneville[4], an arrondissement of France[31], in France[32]. Megève is part of Evasion Mont Blanc[17].

Physical Characteristics

Megève covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+44.11'}[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1113'}[34], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1027'}[35], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2485'}[36], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1446'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3313'}[25], {'amount': '+3210'}[26], {'amount': '+3259'}[27], {'amount': '+3036'}[38], {'amount': '+3043'}[39], and {'amount': '+3025'}[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of France[6] and ski resort[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Megève include Megève airfield[41], an altiport[42], in France[43].

Why It Matters

Megève ranks in the top 0.71% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month, #221 of 31,031).[2] Megève has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Megève is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Megève include Megève airfield[41], an altiport[42], in France[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'arz', 'ast', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'diq', 'el', 'en', 'eo
    Gnd id → 4100751-7
    Sitelink count → 54
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  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → A55376
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  4. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Megève
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Megève
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 45.856944444444, 'lon': 6.6175}
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    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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