Contamine-sur-Arve

Contamine-sur-Arve (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tamin syʁ aʁv], literally Contamine on Arve) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

Contamine-sur-Arve
Commune
The Château of Villy, in Contamine-sur-Arve
Location of Contamine-sur-Arve
Contamine-sur-Arve Show map of France Contamine-sur-Arve Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°07′45″N 6°20′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Bonneville
Intercommunality	CC Faucigny-Glières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aline Watt Chevallier[1]
Area 1	6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,374
• Density	343/km2 (889/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74087 /74130
Elevation	423–697 m (1,388–2,287 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	727	—
1975	837	+2.03%
1982	882	+0.75%
1990	1,125	+3.09%
1999	1,343	+1.99%
2007	1,537	+1.70%
2012	1,709	+2.14%
2017	2,083	+4.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department