La Roche-sur-Foron

La Roche-sur-Foron La Roche (Arpitan)
Commune
La Roche-sur-Foron Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of La Roche-sur-Foron
La Roche-sur-Foron La Roche-sur-Foron
Coordinates: 46°04′02″N 6°18′41″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	La Roche-sur-Foron
Intercommunality	CC du Pays Rochois
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Pierrick Ducimetiere
Area 1	17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	11,348
• Density	632.6/km2 (1,638/sq mi)
Demonym	Rochois / Rochoises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74224 /74800
Elevation	500–1,896 m (1,640–6,220 ft)
Website	Larochesurforon.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roche-sur-Foron (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ syʁ fɔʁɔ̃]; Arpitan: La Roche) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

It is located about 23 km (14.2 mi) southeast of Geneva, Switzerland. La Roche-sur-Foron station has rail connections to Lyon, Annecy, Saint-Gervais and Geneva.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 5,049 —     1975 6,008 +2.52% 1982 6,627 +1.41% 1990 7,116 +0.89% 1999 8,538 +2.04% 2007 9,912 +1.88% 2012 10,635 +1.42% 2017 11,339 +1.29% 2023 11,348 +0.01% Source: INSEE

Noted local personality

• Luigi Pelloux (1839–1924), Prime Minister of Italy

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department