Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
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 The Château of Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
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Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny  | |
  Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny  Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 6°22′23″E / 46.0606°N 6.3731°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays Rochois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Marin Gaillard |
| Area 1 | 14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 7,591 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saint-Pierrois / Saint-Pierroise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74250 /74800 |
| Elevation | 433–1,500 m (1,421–4,921 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
The urban center is located in the province of Faucigny. The town had 6,389 inhabitants in 2016. It was born from the fusion in 1965 of the communes of Passeirier, Saint-Maurice-de-Rumilly and Saint-Pierre-de-Rumilly.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is situated between Bonneville and La Roche-sur-Foron.
Twin towns — sister cities
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is twinned with:
Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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