Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Commune
The Château of Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 6°22′23″E / 46.0606°N 6.3731°E / 46.0606; 6.3731Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 6°22′23″E / 46.0606°N 6.3731°E / 46.0606; 6.3731
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Bonneville
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marin Gaillard[1]
Area 1	14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	6,889
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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.

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

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.

Transport[]

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[]

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

See also[]

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References[]

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