Reignier

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Reignier

Total population

8,170

WeatherAvg high 60.8°F

Coordinates46.14°, 6.27°

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

Overview

Reignier-Esery is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It belongs to the cross-border agglomeration of the "Grand Genève".

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Genevan scientist (1740-1799)

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Joël Retornaz

Italian curler

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Moyse Bayle

French politician

Adhémar Fabri

bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

Luigi Pelloux

Sardinian politician (1839-1924)

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Benoît Chamoux

French mountain climber (1961–1995)

Erik Truffaz

French jazz trumpeter and composer

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Alain Wijffels

Belgian historian

Alain Lancelot

French political scientist (1937-2020)

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Claude Nisson

French writer

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Claude Penz

Olympic alpine skier (1924-2006)

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Fabienne Raphoz

French poet

Henry-Claudius Forestier

Swiss affichiste (1874-1922)

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Jean-Jacques Langendorf

Swiss historian and writer

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Jean-Louis Grillet

French priest (1756-1812)

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Jean-Vincent Verdonnet

French poet (1923–2013)

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Vétraz-Monthoux
  2.7 mi away · pop. 9,874
• Gaillard
  4.3 mi away · pop. 10,175
• Saint-Cergues
  7.3 mi away · pop. 3,714
• Thorens-Glières
  9.7 mi away · pop. 9,547
• Viry
  11.1 mi away · pop. 5,635
• Marnaz
  13.4 mi away · pop. 5,827
• Jonzier
  14.2 mi away · pop. 835
• Epagny
  14.7 mi away
• Taninges
  15.6 mi away · pop. 3,465
• Contamine-Sarzin
  15.7 mi away · pop. 741
• Divonne-les-Bains
  16.4 mi away · pop. 10,137
• Chaumont
  16.5 mi away · pop. 527

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Gallery

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