Alby-sur-Chéran

Alby-sur-Chéran

Alby-sur-Chéran and Saint-Maurice chapel seen from the right bank of the river

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Alby-sur-Chéran

Coordinates: 45°49′03″N 6°01′18″E / 45.8175°N 6.0217°E / 45.8175; 6.0217Coordinates: 45°49′03″N 6°01′18″E / 45.8175°N 6.0217°E / 45.8175; 6.0217
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Annecy
Canton Alby-sur-Chéran
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alby-sur-Chéran
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Martin
Area1 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,630
  Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 74002 / 74540
Elevation 360–606 m (1,181–1,988 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.

Alby-sur-Chéran is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

The Chéran flows northwestward through the north-eastern part of the commune and crosses the village.

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References

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