Charvonnex

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Charvonnex

Total population

1,524

Air quality index

24Good

Elevation500 m

Land area4.71 km²

Coordinates45.98°, 6.16°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Charvonnex is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Francis de Sales

French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)

Clement VII

antipope from 1378 to 1394

Jean-Allarmet de Brogny

Catholic cardinal

Jean-Jacques Grunenwald

French organist, composer, architect, and pedagogue (1911-1982)

B

Bernard VI de Menthon

Aguigui Mouna

French philosopher (1911-1999)

Anne de Guigné

French girl proclaimed venerable by the Catholic Church (1911–1922)

A

Arthur Lavy

French politician (1905-1986)

B

Bernard Pellarin

French politician (1928–2007)

C

Charles-Auguste de Sales

(1606-1660)

D

Damien Ressiot

French journalist

E

Ernest Nycollin

French politician

F

Francis Laruaz

rugby union player

Jacques de Menthonay

J

Jean-Claude Duret

J

Jean-François de Sales

French catholic bishop (1578-1635)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Thorens-Glières
  4.6 mi away · pop. 9,547
• Contamine-Sarzin
  9 mi away · pop. 741
• Saint-Jorioz
  9.9 mi away · pop. 6,287
• Jonzier
  10.3 mi away · pop. 835
• Thônes
  10.4 mi away
• Chaumont
  10.4 mi away · pop. 527
• Epagny
  11 mi away
• Viry
  11.2 mi away · pop. 5,635
• Vétraz-Monthoux
  14.5 mi away · pop. 9,874
• Marnaz
  18.6 mi away · pop. 5,827
• Saint-Cergues
  19.5 mi away · pop. 3,714
• Culoz
  20.2 mi away · pop. 3,426

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Recently spotted species

Holcostethus sphacelatus

Holcostethus sphacelatus

Seen 2026-06-08

Beardfooted spider

Saitis barbipes

Seen 2026-06-07

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

Seen 2026-06-07

Lizard Orchid

Himantoglossum hircinum

Seen 2026-06-07

Green Whip Snake

Hierophis viridiflavus

Seen 2026-06-07

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Seen 2026-06-07

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-06-07

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-07

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers