Saxel
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Saxel 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 Boëge, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Sciez. The municipality shares borders with Boëge, Bons-en-Chablais, Brenthonne, and Burdignin.
The area of Saxel is 5.63 square kilometers, with an elevation of 1,297 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 74420. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 518 residents (256 male and 228 female) and another citing 382. The official website for the commune is mairie-saxel.fr.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saxel
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 382
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saxel
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.arrondissement
- Thonon-les-Bains
- French commune.canton
- Sciez
- French commune.INSEE
- 74261
- French commune.postal code
- 74420
- French commune.mayor
- Frédéric Guiberti
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 832
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1297
- French commune.area km2
- 5.63
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saxel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
- Population
- 518
- Area
- 5.63
- Elevation
- 1045
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Burdignin
- Official website
- www.mairie-saxel.fr
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- Commons category
- Saxel
- postal code
- 74420
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sciez
- male population
- 256
- female population
- 228
- P8168
- Acantharia
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-39-14-06
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
Saxel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The painter Louis Favre built a house here.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saxel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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