Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Commune
The Château of Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 6°22′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonBonneville
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Pays Rochois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marin Gaillard[1]
Area
1
14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
6,573
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Saint-Pierrois / Saint-Pierroise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74250 /74800
Elevation433–1,500 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.

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.

Transport

The commune has a railway station, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is twinned with Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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