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Saint-Jean-de-Sixt

Coordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E / 45.9239°N 6.4106°E / 45.9239; 6.4106
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Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Commune
The church in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
The church in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
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Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is located in France
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Coordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E / 45.9239°N 6.4106°E / 45.9239; 6.4106
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonFaverges
IntercommunalityVallées de Thônes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Lathuille[1]
Area
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12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,486
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74239 /74450
Elevation828–1,860 m (2,717–6,102 ft)
(avg. 963 m or 3,159 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də sikst]; Arpitan: Si, Sent-Jian-de-Sixt) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. The inhabitants are the Saintjeandais or Saintjeandins.

The village used to be called Villaret, when it was a part of the Savoyard state, prior to its incorporation into France in 1860.

Nearby

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Nearby villages include Manigod, Thônes, Le Grand Bornand, La Clusaz and the larger Chamonix and Annecy.

Notable inhabitants

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  • Saint Peter Faber, S.J., one of the founders of the Jesuit Order, was born here.

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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