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Bonneval-sur-Arc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Modane, Lyon, Geneva and Chambery.

Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ron.alp] ( listen); Arpitan: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse-Aups, Italian: Rodano-Alpi) is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the sixth-largest economy of any European region.

Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association, created in 1982, that aims to promote small and picturesque French villages of quality heritage. As of 2008, 152 villages in France have been labelled as the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".

There are a few criteria before entering the association: the population of the village must not exceed 2,000 inhabitants, there must be at least 2 protected areas (picturesque or legendary sites, or sites of scientific, artistic or historic interest), and the decision to apply must be taken by the town council.

Similar associations have been set up in Belgium (Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie), Quebec (Les Plus Beaux Villages du Québec) and Italy (I Borghi Piu Belli d'Italia).