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Chens-sur-Léman
Sign in to saveChens-sur-Léman (Savoyard: Shan) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It lies on Lake Geneva (French: Léman) and on the border of Switzerland, northeast of Geneva.
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Chens-sur-Léman is a commune in France, situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It lies within the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains and the Canton of Douvaine. The municipality shares borders with Douvaine, Loisin, Massongy, and Messery. Its official name includes Chens and Chens-Cusy, and it is named after Lake Geneva.
The area of the commune is 10.87, with an elevation of 439 above sea level. The population is recorded as 3,068, comprising 1,368 males and 1,408 females. The postal code for the area is 74140.
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- Locality
- Chens-sur-Léman
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,408
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Chens-sur-Léman
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- chens1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Chens-sur-Léman
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Ville Fr Chens sur Léman.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Thonon-les-Bains
- French commune.canton
- Sciez
- French commune.INSEE
- 74070
- French commune.postal code
- 74140
- French commune.mayor
- Pascale Moriaud
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Thonon Agglomération
- French commune.elevation min m
- 372
- French commune.elevation max m
- 439
- French commune.area km2
- 10.87
- French commune.native name
- Shan (Savoyard)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Lake Geneva
- Official name
- Chens-Cusy
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
- Population
- 3068
- Area
- 10.87
- Elevation
- 420
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Douvaine
- Official website
- www.chens-sur-leman.fr
- Image
- Chens1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chens-sur-Léman
- postal code
- 74140
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sciez
- male population
- 1368
- female population
- 1408
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-94-04-23
- fax number
- +33-4-50-94-25-07
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Population
- World Heritage Site
- See also
- References
Chens-sur-Léman (Savoyard: Shan) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It lies on Lake Geneva (French: Léman) and on the border of Switzerland, northeast of Geneva.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chens-sur-Léman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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