Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
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| Coordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E / 45.9239°N 6.4106°ECoordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E / 45.9239°N 6.4106°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Thônes |
| Intercommunality | Vallées de Thônes |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre-Joseph Recour |
| Area1 | 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)2 | 1,428 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74239 /74450 |
| Elevation | 828–1,860 m (2,717–6,102 ft) (avg. 963 m or 3,159 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. The inhabitants are the Saintjeandais or Saintjeandins.
The village used to be called Villaret, when it was a part of the Kingdom of Savoy, prior to its incorporation into France in 1860.
Nearby villages include Manigod, Thônes, Le Grand Bornand, La Clusaz and the larger Chamonix and Annecy.
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