Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ ɑ̃ fosiɲi]; Savoyard: Rmiyi)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Rmiyi (Savoyard) | |
|---|---|
 A view of the Château de Rumilly-sous-Cornillon, in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
  Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny  Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 6°22′23″E / 46.0606°N 6.3731°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 (2023)[2] | 7,865 |
| • Density | 527.5/km2 (1,366/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. | |
It is located in the historical province of Faucigny in Savoy hence its name. The town 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 7,865 | +3.04% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
editThe commune has a railway station, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.
Twin towns
editSaint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is twinned with Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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