Passy, Haute-Savoie

Passy (French pronunciation: [pasi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.^[3]

Passy
Commune
A view of Mont Blanc from the village
Coat of arms
Location of Passy
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Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 6°41′14″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Le Mont-Blanc
Intercommunality	Pays du Mont-Blanc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raphaël Castéra[1]
Area 1	80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,852
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym	Passerand / Passerande
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74208 /74190
Elevation	542–2,880 m (1,778–9,449 ft)
Website	www.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.

Located there is the Sancellemoz sanatorium, where Professor Marie Skłodowska-Curie died in 1934.

Lac Vert is located in the commune. The commune has a railway station, Chedde, on the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	8,891	—
1975	8,554	−0.55%
1982	8,722	+0.28%
1990	9,235	+0.72%
1999	10,104	+1.00%
2007	11,144	+1.23%
2012	11,214	+0.13%
2017	10,902	−0.56%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department