Passy, Haute-Savoie
Passy | |
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A view of Mont Blanc from the village | |
Location of Passy | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 6°41′14″E / 45.9244°N 6.6872°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Le Mont-Blanc |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Mont-Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Castéra |
Area 1 | 80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 10,852 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Passerand / Passerande |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74208 /74190 |
| Elevation | 542–2,880 m (1,778–9,449 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Passy (French pronunciation: [pasi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.
Located there is the Sancellemoz sanatorium, where Professor Marie Skłodowska-Curie died in 1934.
Lac Vert is located in the commune. The commune has a railway station, Chedde, on the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line.