Val-de-Fier

Val-de-Fier

The ruins of the old church of Saint-André, inVal de Fier
Val-de-Fier

Coordinates: 45°55′13″N 5°54′46″E / 45.9203°N 5.9128°E / 45.9203; 5.9128Coordinates: 45°55′13″N 5°54′46″E / 45.9203°N 5.9128°E / 45.9203; 5.9128
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Annecy
Canton Canton of Rumilly
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Rumilly
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Popp
Area1 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 513
  Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
  Urban 25,728
INSEE/Postal code 74274 / 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.

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

Val-de-Fier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Its nearest town is Rumilly.

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

Mayors

See also

References

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