Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ ɑ̃ fosiɲi]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
A view of the Château de Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
A view of the Château de Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
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Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is located in France
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 6°22′23″E / 46.0606°N 6.3731°E / 46.0606; 6.3731
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonBonneville
IntercommunalityCC du Pays Rochois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marin Gaillard[1]
Area
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14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,591
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymSaint-Pierrois / Saint-Pierroise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74250 /74800
Elevation433–1,500 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.

It is located in the historical province of Faucigny in Savoy hence its name. 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 just to the east and La Roche-sur-Foron to the west.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Transport

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The commune has a railway station, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.

Twin towns — sister cities

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Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is twinned with Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE