Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | |
|---|---|
 The church in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | |
show Location of Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | |
  Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E / 45.9239°N 6.4106°ECoordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E / 45.9239°N 6.4106°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Faverges |
| Intercommunality | Vallées de Thônes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre-Joseph Recour |
| Area 1 | 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,457 |
| • 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. | |
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.
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[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Jean-de-Sixt. |
 | This Haute-Savoie geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Communes of Haute-Savoie
- Haute-Savoie geography stubs