Thônes

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Thônes
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Thônes
Coordinates: 45°52′59″N6°19′33″E / 45.8831°N 6.3258°E / 45.8831; 6.3258
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Annecy
Canton Faverges
Intercommunality Vallées de Thônes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Bibollet [1]
Area
1
52.33 km2 (20.20 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
6,599
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74280 /74230
Elevation574–2,280 m (1,883–7,480 ft)
Website Mairie-thones.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thônes (French pronunciation: [ton] ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, and is the ″capital″ of local cheeses Reblochon and Chevrotin.

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Geography

The Fier flows northwestward through the middle of the commune and traverses the village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,165—    
1975 3,555+1.67%
1982 4,169+2.30%
1990 4,619+1.29%
1999 5,212+1.35%
2007 5,777+1.29%
2012 6,020+0.83%
2017 6,576+1.78%
Source: INSEE [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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