Seyssel | ||
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The village seen from the West
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Coordinates: 45°57′35″N 5°50′14″E / 45.9597°N 5.8372°ECoordinates: 45°57′35″N 5°50′14″E / 45.9597°N 5.8372°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Haute-Savoie | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | |
Canton | Seyssel (seat) | |
Intercommunality | Pays de Seyssel | |
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• Mayor (2014–2020) | Gilles Pilloux | |
Area1 | 16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 2,283 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 74269 / 74910 | |
Elevation | 250–937 m (820–3,074 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Seyssel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Fier forms most of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Rhone, which forms the commune's western border.