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Saint-Jorioz |
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| L'agglomération depuis les hauteurs du col de la Cochette | |
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Saint-Jorioz
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Annecy |
| Canton | Canton of Seynod |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Rive Gauche du Lac d'Annecy |
| Mayor | Michel Beal (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 443–1,657 m (1,453–5,436 ft) |
| Land area1 | 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,638 (2006) |
| - Density | 267 /km2 (690 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74242/ 74410 |
| Website | Saint-jorioz.fr |
| 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. | |
Saint-Jorioz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]