Alex, Haute-Savoie

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Alex

(2020–2026) Catherine Haueter^[1]Area

17.02 km² (6.57 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,113 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74003 /74290

Elevation516–1,852 m (1,693–6,076 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alex (French pronunciation: [alɛks]; Arpitan: Alé) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. ^[3]

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	246	—
1975	268	+1.23%
1982	429	+6.95%
1990	574	+3.71%
1999	792	+3.64%
2007	950	+2.30%
2012	1,002	+1.07%
2017	1,072	+1.36%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Alex village". Retrieved 2020-10-01.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE