Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ ɑ̃ fosiɲi]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
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Commune | |
![]() The Château of Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
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Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 6°22′23″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Bonneville |
Canton | Bonneville |
Intercommunality | CC du Pays Rochois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marin Gaillard[1] |
Area 1 | 14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi) |
Population | 7,091 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Saint-Pierrois / Saint-Pierroise |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74250 /74800 |
Elevation | 433–1,500 m (1,421–4,921 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The urban center is located in the province of Faucigny. The town had 6,389 inhabitants in 2016. It was born from the fusion in 1965 of the communes of Passeirier, Saint-Maurice-de-Rumilly and Saint-Pierre-de-Rumilly.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is situated between Bonneville and La Roche-sur-Foron.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,468 | — |
1975 | 2,701 | +1.30% |
1982 | 3,088 | +1.93% |
1990 | 3,787 | +2.58% |
1999 | 5,053 | +3.26% |
2007 | 5,727 | +1.58% |
2012 | 5,903 | +0.61% |
2017 | 6,573 | +2.17% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The commune has a railway station, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is twinned with Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy.
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