Alex, Haute-Savoie

Alex (French pronunciation: [alɛks]; Arpitan: Alé) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.^[3]

Alex
Commune
A view of the village from the Parmelan, with Lake Annecy in the background
Location of Alex
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Coordinates: 45°53′23″N 6°14′21″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Faverges
Intercommunality	Vallées de Thônes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Haueter[1]
Area 1	17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,125
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74003 /74290
Elevation	516–1,852 m (1,693–6,076 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	246	—
1975	268	+1.23%
1982	429	+6.95%
1990	574	+3.71%
1999	792	+3.64%
2007	950	+2.30%
2012	1,002	+1.07%
2017	1,072	+1.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
• Allex, Drôme