Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Marin Gaillard^[1]Area14.91 km² (5.76 sq mi)Population7,591 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)DemonymSaint-Pierrois / Saint-PierroiseTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation433–1,500 m (1,421–4,921 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ ɑ̃ fosiɲi]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.

It is located in the historical province of Faucigny in Savoy hence its name. The town had 6,389 inhabitants in 2016. It was born from the fusion in 1965 of the communes of Passeirier, Saint-Maurice-de-Rumilly and Saint-Pierre-de-Rumilly.

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is situated between Bonneville just to the east and La Roche-sur-Foron to the west.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,468	—
1975	2,701	+1.30%
1982	3,088	+1.93%
1990	3,787	+2.58%
1999	5,053	+3.26%
2007	5,727	+1.58%
2012	5,903	+0.61%
2017	6,573	+2.17%
Source: INSEE[3]

Transport

The commune has a railway station, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is twinned with Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley, Italy.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References