Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint-Jean-de-Sixt (Arpitan: Sent-Jian-de-Sixt) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
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Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Annecy |
Canton | Faverges |
Intercommunality | Vallées de Thônes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Lathuille[1] |
Area 1 | 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,486 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74239 /74450 |
Elevation | 828–1,860 m (2,717–6,102 ft) (avg. 963 m or 3,159 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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It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. The inhabitants are the Saintjeandais or Saintjeandins.
The village used to be called Villaret, when it was a part of the Savoyard state, prior to its incorporation into France in 1860.