Bossey (French pronunciation: ​[bɔsɛ]; Arpitan: Bossè) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located on the Swiss border, it had a population of 1,031 as of 2018.

Bossey Bossè (Arpitan)
Commune
The church in Bossey
Location of Bossey
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Coordinates: 46°09′09″N 6°09′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Intercommunality	CC du Genevois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Pecorini[1]
Area 1	3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,042
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74044 /74160
Elevation	430–1,251 m (1,411–4,104 ft)
Website	www.bossey74.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Personalities

Bossey is the birthplace of poet Jean-Vincent Verdonnet (1923–2013). Philosopher and political theorist Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) lived in the village between 1722 and 1724.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

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