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Samoëns
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Samoëns
Total population
2,286
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Samoëns is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It was the principal commune for the canton that bore its name until it was abolished in 2015. The town of Samoëns is located in the French Alps' Vallée du Giffre, just southwest of Champéry in Valais.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,052
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,035
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves945
- purple gentianGentiana purpurea L. · Magnoliopsida898
- chamoisRupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia705
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves704
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta702
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta698
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Morzine6.7 mi away · pop. 2,660
- Magland6.7 mi away · pop. 3,251
- Marnaz9.8 mi away · pop. 5,827
- Allinges21.5 mi away · pop. 4,853
- Saint-Cergues22.1 mi away · pop. 3,714
- Publier22.7 mi away · pop. 7,646
- Évian-les-Bains22.9 mi away · pop. 9,214
- Vétraz-Monthoux23.3 mi away · pop. 9,874
- Thorens-Glières23.7 mi away · pop. 9,547
- Thônes23.8 mi away
- Ugine27.4 mi away · pop. 7,148
- Saint-Jorioz32.1 mi away · pop. 6,287
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 74258
- Department
- 74
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,203
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr