Verchaix
Sign in to saveVerchaix (Savoyard: Varshé) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Verchaix is a commune in France, situated within the Canton of Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, and the arrondissement of Bonneville. It lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Les Gets, Morillon, Morzine, and La Rivière-Enverse. The official name of the locality is Verchaix, and it is associated with the canton of Cluses for electoral purposes.
The commune covers an area of 15.89 square kilometers and has an elevation of 2092 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 830, comprising 359 males and 393 females, though another source lists the population as 616. The postal code for Verchaix is 74440.
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- Locality
- Verchaix
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 616
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Verchaix
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Verchaix - Croix.JPG
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Verchaix.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bonneville
- French commune.canton
- Cluses
- French commune.INSEE
- 74294
- French commune.postal code
- 74440
- French commune.mayor
- Joël Vaudey
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 788
- French commune.elevation min m
- 654
- French commune.elevation max m
- 2092
- French commune.area km2
- 15.89
- French commune.native name
- Varshé (Savoyard)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Verchaix
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bonneville
- Population
- 830
- Area
- 15.89
- Elevation
- 1381
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Taninges
- Official website
- www.mairie-verchaix.fr
- Image
- Verchaix - Mairie (côté).JPG
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- Commons category
- Verchaix
- postal code
- 74440
- associated electoral district
- canton of Cluses
- male population
- 359
- female population
- 393
- P8168
- Ehrlichia
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-90-11-24
- fax number
- +33-4-50-90-73-99
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Verchaix (Savoyard: Varshé) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
==Geography== Verchaix is located on a small plateau above the north bank of the river Giffre. The commune spans an altitude of 654m to 2092m.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Verchaix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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