Faucigny
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Faucigny (French pronunciation: [fosiɲi]; Arpitan: Feûfnyi) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Faucigny | |
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Coordinates: 46°07′06″N 6°21′30″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Bonneville |
Canton | Bonneville |
Intercommunality | CC des Quatre Rivières |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Barthélémy Gonzalez-Rodriguez[1] |
Area 1 | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 644 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74122 /74130 |
Elevation | 477–1,002 m (1,565–3,287 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Historically, Faucigny was a region in Savoy which included the area of the modern département of Haute Savoie and the municipalities of Chamonix, Argentière, and Les Houches.