Arves massif

The Arves massif (French: Massif des Arves, pronounced [masif dez‿aʁv]) are a massif in the French Alps located in the departments of Savoie, Isère and Hautes-Alpes.

[1] Although often considered part of the Grandes Rousses massif, it is distinguished from it by the valley formed by the Arvan and Ferrand rivers to the west.

[2] To the south, separated by the Romanche river, lies the Écrins massif, to the east the Cerces massif, to the northeast the Arc valley (Maurienne) and the Vanoise massif, and finally to the northwest the Belledonne range.

The massif is deeply incised by the Arvan River at the level of the commune of Albiez-Montrond, which flows from south to north, emptying into the Arc river at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

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