Féternes
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Féternes is a commune in France, situated within the Haute-Savoie department and the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains. It is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and falls under the electoral district of the canton of Évian-les-Bains. The municipality shares borders with Champanges, Armoy, Larringes, and Lyaud.
The area of Féternes is 14.31 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 893 meters. Its population is recorded as 1,550, comprising 689 males and 729 females. The postal code for the commune is 74500.
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Place details
- Locality
- Féternes
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,269
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Féternes
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie Féternes.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Féternes
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Feternes (Hautes-Savoie).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Thonon-les-Bains
- French commune.canton
- Évian-les-Bains
- French commune.INSEE
- 74127
- French commune.postal code
- 74500
- French commune.mayor
- Maxime Julliard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance
- French commune.area km2
- 14.9
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Féternes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
- Population
- 1550
- Area
- 14.31
- Elevation
- 723
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Vinzier
- Official website
- www.feternes.fr
- Image
- Mairie Féternes.JPG
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- Commons category
- Féternes
- postal code
- 74500
- associated electoral district
- canton of Évian-les-Bains
- male population
- 689
- female population
- 729
- P8168
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- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-73-41-79
- fax number
- +33-4-50-73-49-20
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Notable citizens
- See also
- References
Féternes (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
== Notable citizens == Victor Martin (1912–1989) Belgian sociologist and resistant. In 1943 went undercover to Auschwitz camp to bring direct account of its true activities. Retired in Féternes after years at the International Labour Organization.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Féternes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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