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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chens-sur-Léman is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was Near from Border of Switzerland
Chens-sur-Léman | |
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Coordinates: 46°19′44″N 6°16′09″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains |
Canton | Sciez |
Intercommunality | Thonon Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascale Moriaud[1] |
Area 1 | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,941 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74070 /74140 |
Elevation | 372–439 m (1,220–1,440 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 636 | — |
1975 | 835 | +3.97% |
1982 | 856 | +0.36% |
1990 | 1,063 | +2.74% |
1999 | 1,274 | +2.03% |
2007 | 1,708 | +3.73% |
2012 | 2,050 | +3.72% |
2017 | 2,776 | +6.25% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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.[4]
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