La Balme-de-Sillingy (French pronunciation: [la balm də silɛ̃ʒi], literally La Balme of Sillingy; Arpitan: La Bârma-de-Felingi) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located 13 km away from Annecy[3] and is part of the inter-communal structure Communauté de communes Fier et Usses, which comprises seven communes.[4]
La Balme-de-Sillingy | |
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.JPG) A view of La Balme-de-Sillingy from the hamlet of La Batie | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Balme-de-Sillingy  | |
  La Balme-de-Sillingy  La Balme-de-Sillingy | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′43″N 6°02′34″E / 45.9619°N 6.0428°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Annecy-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Fier et Usses |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Séverine Mugnier[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,167 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Balméens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74026 /74330 |
| Elevation | 470–590 m (1,540–1,940 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 589 | — |
| 1975 | 1,007 | +7.96% |
| 1982 | 1,940 | +9.82% |
| 1990 | 3,075 | +5.93% |
| 1999 | 3,729 | +2.17% |
| 2007 | 4,683 | +2.89% |
| 2012 | 5,015 | +1.38% |
| 2017 | 5,037 | +0.09% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Présentation de la commune".
- ^ Présentation, Communauté de Communes Fier et Usses
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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