Saint-Jorioz (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒɔʁjo]; Arpitan: San-Zhouryo), located on the western banks of lake Annecy, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Saint-Jorioz
Commune
The town seen from the Col de la Cochette
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jorioz
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Coordinates: 45°49′59″N 6°10′01″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Annecy-4
Intercommunality	CA Grand Annecy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Beal[1]
Area 1	21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	6,008
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint-Joriens / Saint-Joriennes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74242 /74410
Elevation	443–1,657 m (1,453–5,436 ft)
Website	Saint-jorioz.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

World heritage site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

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