Val-de-Fier

Part of Vallières-sur-Fier in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Location of Val-de-Fier
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45°55′13″N 5°54′46″E / 45.9203°N 5.9128°E / 45.9203; 5.9128CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentHaute-SavoieArrondissementAnnecyCantonRumillyCommuneVallières-sur-Fier Area
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10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)Population
 (2016)[1]
666 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code
74150
Elevation292–1,000 m (958–3,281 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-de-Fier (French pronunciation: [val də fjɛʁ], literally Vale of Fier) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vallières-sur-Fier.[2] Its nearest town is Rumilly.

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's south-western border.

History

Val-de-Fier was formed in 1973 from two different villages : Sion and Saint-André.

Population

  • 1962 : 238 inhabitants.
  • 1968 : 266 inhabitants.
  • 1975 : 256 inhabitants.
  • 1982 : 296 inhabitants.
  • 1990 : 317 inhabitants.
  • 1999 : 389 inhabitants.
  • 2006 : 513 inhabitants.

Mayors

  • Before 1991: Louis Dumont
  • 1991 - 2001: Paul Terrier
  • Since 2001: Maurice Popp

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 May 2018 (in French)
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