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.

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Commune
The church in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Location of 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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,461
• Density	120/km2 (310/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.

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 Kingdom of Savoy, prior to its incorporation into France in 1860.

Nearby

Nearby villages include Manigod, Thônes, Le Grand Bornand, La Clusaz and the larger Chamonix and Annecy.

Notable inhabitants

• Saint Peter Faber, S.J., one of the founders of the Jesuit Order, was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
• first bungee jump off a ramp in the word : Bun J Ride

References

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