Lullin

Lullin

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Lullin

Coordinates: 46°17′00″N 6°32′00″E / 46.2833°N 6.5333°E / 46.2833; 6.5333Coordinates: 46°17′00″N 6°32′00″E / 46.2833°N 6.5333°E / 46.2833; 6.5333
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Thonon-les-Bains
Canton Thonon-les-Bains-Est
Intercommunality SIVOM du Haut-Chablais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Piccot
Area1 13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 791
  Density 60/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 74155 / 74470
Elevation 860–1,545 m (2,822–5,069 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lullin is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It borders the communes of Vailly, Orcier, Habère-Poche and Bellevaux. The river Follaz goes through the town before flowing into the river Brevon, which in turn flows into the river Dranse, which eventually flows into Lake Geneva (French: lac Léman). The commune of Lullin includes several hamlets such as Pimberty, La Siaux, la Touvière, La Grange des Bois, Le Feu, Très-le-Mont, Chez Dagain, Vauverdanne, Monterrebout, Les Courbes, Les Granges, Recueillères. Its highest point is Mont Forchat (1545m).

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