Thônes

Thônes
The centre of Thônes
Coat of arms
Thônes
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Thônes
Coordinates: 45°52′59″N 6°19′33″E / 45.8831°N 6.3258°E / 45.8831; 6.3258Coordinates: 45°52′59″N 6°19′33″E / 45.8831°N 6.3258°E / 45.8831; 6.3258
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Faverges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Vallées de Thônes
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Pierre Bibollet
Area1	52.33 km2 (20.20 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	6,367
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	74280 /74230
Elevation	574–2,280 m (1,883–7,480 ft)
Website	Mairie-thones.fr
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.

Thônes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Thônes is the capital of "reblochon" and "chevrotin" (those are a local cheese)

The Fier flows northwestward through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.