Passy, Haute-Savoie

Passy
Commune

A view of Mont Blanc from the village

Coat of arms
Passy

Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 6°41′14″E / 45.9244°N 6.6872°E / 45.9244; 6.6872Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 6°41′14″E / 45.9244°N 6.6872°E / 45.9244; 6.6872
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Bonneville
Canton Le Mont-Blanc
Intercommunality SIVOM Pays du Mont-Blanc
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Patrick Kollibay
Area1 80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 10,795
  Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
  Urban 60,234
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 74208 /74190
Elevation 542–2,880 m (1,778–9,449 ft)
Website Ville-passy-mont-blanc.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.

Passy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Located there is the Sancellemoz sanatorium, where Professor Marie Curie died.

Lac Vert is located in the commune.

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