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Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières |
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Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Mayor | Bernard Caullireau |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 591–2,408 m (1,939–7,900 ft) (avg. 732 m/2,402 ft) |
| Land area1 | 53.42 km2 (20.63 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,067 (2006) |
| - Density | 20 /km2 (52 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74212/ 74130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières, commonly referred to as Petit-Bornand, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Guillaume Fichet (1433-ca.1480) was born in this town. With Johann Heynlin, Fichet set up the first printing press in France in 1470.