Poisy

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Poisy

Total population

8,773

Elevation384 m

Land area11.33 km²

Coordinates45.92°, 6.06°

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

City facts

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Overview

Poisy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Annecy.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Anne Nivat

French journalist and war correspondent

Jean-Jacques Grunenwald

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

André Grosjean

French politician (1926-2015)

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Léo Gantelet

French poet

Just Songeon

French writer (1880–1940)

Aguigui Mouna

French philosopher (1911-1999)

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Antoine Paccard

French politician (1770-1830)

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Francis Mugnier

French writer

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Jean Bréchignac

French Army officer (1914–1984)

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Michel Montmasson

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François Duparc

French politician

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Emile Marie Bunoz

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Jean Métral

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Jacques Coster

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Jacques Rey

French politician

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Jean Aslanidès

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

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Official Identifiers