Val-de-Fier

Val-de-Fier (French pronunciation: [val də fjɛʁ], literally Vale of Fier) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vallières-sur-Fier.^[2] Its nearest town is Rumilly.

Val-de-Fier
Part of Vallières-sur-Fier
The ruins of the old church of Saint-André, inVal de Fier
Location of Val-de-Fier
Val-de-Fier Show map of France Val-de-Fier Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°55′13″N 5°54′46″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Rumilly
Commune	Vallières-sur-Fier
Area 1	10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]	666
• Density	65.9/km2 (171/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	74150
Elevation	292–1,000 m (958–3,281 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 south-western border.

History

Val-de-Fier was formed in 1973 from two different villages : Sion and Saint-André.

Population

• 1962 : 238 inhabitants.
• 1968 : 266 inhabitants.
• 1975 : 256 inhabitants.
• 1982 : 296 inhabitants.
• 1990 : 317 inhabitants.
• 1999 : 389 inhabitants.
• 2006 : 513 inhabitants.

Mayors

• Before 1991: Louis Dumont
• 1991 - 2001: Paul Terrier
• Since 2001: Maurice Popp

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department