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Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ do]; Arpitan: San Zhan) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Situated in the heart of the Vallée d'Aulps, as well as being the home to an active farming community, it is popular with holiday-makers in the Summer, for walking, and in the Winter for skiing as it is a part of the massive Portes du Soleil ski area.