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Chens-sur-Léman

Coordinates: 46°19′44″N 6°16′09″E / 46.3289°N 6.2692°E / 46.3289; 6.2692
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Chens-sur-Léman
Commune
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Chens-sur-Léman is located in France
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Chens-sur-Léman is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chens-sur-Léman
Chens-sur-Léman
Coordinates: 46°19′44″N 6°16′09″E / 46.3289°N 6.2692°E / 46.3289; 6.2692
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementThonon-les-Bains
CantonSciez
IntercommunalityThonon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascale Moriaud[1]
Area
1
10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,941
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74070 /74140
Elevation372–439 m (1,220–1,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chens-sur-Léman is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was Near from Border of Switzerland

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 636—    
1975 835+3.97%
1982 856+0.36%
1990 1,063+2.74%
1999 1,274+2.03%
2007 1,708+3.73%
2012 2,050+3.72%
2017 2,776+6.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

World Heritage Site

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It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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