Vovray-en-Bornes
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Coordinates: 46°03′59″N 6°08′36″E / 46.0664°N 6.1433°ECoordinates: 46°03′59″N 6°08′36″E / 46.0664°N 6.1433°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
Canton | La Roche-sur-Foron |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Brand[1] |
Area 1 | 6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 541 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74313 /74350 |
Elevation | 656–1,348 m (2,152–4,423 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vovray-en-Bornes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It sits on the eastern flank of Salève, near the river . It is located on the D15 route, 25 km south of Geneva, 25 km north of Annecy and 20 km west of Bonneville.
This alpine community has 334 inhabitants, spread between Vovray itself and the hamlets of Rogin, la Mouille, Le Vernet, Le Château, Sallanjoux, plus the farmsteads of Body, Vardon, and Quétand.[3]
The village is a centre of dairy farming, producing reblochon cheese through the co-operative. Vovray also has two former silica quarries.[4]
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References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ http://www.vovray-en-bornes.fr/Vovray-en-Bornes
- ^ http://www.vovray-en-bornes.fr/Les-carrieres-de-Silice
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