La Balme-de-Sillingy (French pronunciation: [la balm də silɛ̃ʒi], literally La Balme of Sillingy; Arpitan: La Bârma-de-Felingi) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located 13 km away from Annecy[2] and is part of the inter-communal structure Communauté de communes Fier et Usses, which comprises seven communes.[3]
La Balme-de-Sillingy | |
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Commune | |
A view of La Balme-de-Sillingy from the hamlet of La Batie | |
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Location of La Balme-de-Sillingy ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 45°57′43″N 6°02′34″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Annecy |
Canton | Annecy-1 |
Intercommunality | CC Fier et Usses |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Séverine Mugnier |
Area 1 | 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
Population | 5,078 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Demonym | Balméens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74026 /74330 |
Elevation | 470–590 m (1,540–1,940 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 589 | — |
1975 | 1,007 | +7.96% |
1982 | 1,940 | +9.82% |
1990 | 3,075 | +5.93% |
1999 | 3,729 | +2.17% |
2007 | 4,683 | +2.89% |
2012 | 5,015 | +1.38% |
2017 | 5,037 | +0.09% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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