Fourneaux (French pronunciation: [fuʁno]; Arpitan: Fornyo) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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.JPG) A view within Fourneaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Fourneaux  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°11′32″N 6°39′07″E / 45.1922°N 6.6519°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Chemin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 700 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73117 /73500 |
| Elevation | 1,051–2,800 m (3,448–9,186 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Notable people
edit- Claudio Angelo Giuseppe Calabrese, (1867–1932), bishop of Aosta
Gallery
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The city hall -
Reconstruction of the old entrance to the Mont-Cenis railway tunnel
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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