Val-de-Fier

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Val-de-Fier
Val-de-Fier
Coordinates: 45°55′13″N 5°54′46″E / 45.9203°N 5.9128°E / 45.9203; 5.9128Coordinates: 45°55′13″N 5°54′46″E / 45.9203°N 5.9128°E / 45.9203; 5.9128
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Annecy
Canton Canton of Rumilly
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Rumilly
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Popp
Area
  Land1 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Urban 25,728
  Population2 513
  Population2 Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 74274 / 74150
Elevation 292–1,000 m (958–3,281 ft)

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.

Val-de-Fier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Its nearest town is Rumilly.

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's south-western border.

History

Val-de-Fier was formed in 1973 from two different villages : Sion and Saint-André.

Population

  • 1962 : 238 inhab.
  • 1968 : 266 inhab.
  • 1975 : 256 inhab.
  • 1982 : 296 inhab.
  • 1990 : 317 inhab.
  • 1999 : 389 inhab.
  • 2006 : 513 inhab.

Mayors

  • Before 1991: Louis Dumont
  • 1991 - 2001: Paul Terrier
  • Since 2001: Maurice Popp

See also

References

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