Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ ɑ̃ fosiɲi]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
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 A view of the Château de Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
.svg) 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 / 46.0606°N 6.3731°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays Rochois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marin Gaillard[1] |
Area 1 | 14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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. | |
It is located in the historical province of Faucigny in Savoy hence its name. 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 just to the east and La Roche-sur-Foron to the west.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,468 | — |
| 1975 | 2,701 | +1.30% |
| 1982 | 3,088 | +1.93% |
| 1990 | 3,787 | +2.58% |
| 1999 | 5,053 | +3.26% |
| 2007 | 5,727 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 5,903 | +0.61% |
| 2017 | 6,573 | +2.17% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transport
editThe 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
editSaint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is twinned with Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy.
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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