Fourneaux (Arpitan: Fornyo) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Fourneaux
Commune
A view within Fourneaux
Coat of arms
Location of Fourneaux
Fourneaux Show map of France Fourneaux Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°11′32″N 6°39′07″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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	691
• 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

• Claudio Angelo Giuseppe Calabrese, (1867-1932), bishop of Aosta

Gallery

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  The city hall
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  Reconstruction of the old entrance to the Mont-Cenis railway tunnel

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

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