Faucigny
Faucigny | |
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View of Faucigny from the castle | |
Location of Faucigny | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′06″N 6°21′30″E / 46.1184°N 6.3584°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Intercommunality | CC des Quatre Rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Barthélémy Gonzalez-Rodriguez |
Area 1 | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 655 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74122 /74130 |
| Elevation | 477–1,002 m (1,565–3,287 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Faucigny (French pronunciation: [fosiɲi]; Arpitan: Feûfnyi) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Historically, Faucigny was a region in Savoy which included the area of the modern département of Haute Savoie and the municipalities of Chamonix, Argentière, and Les Houches.