Thorens-Glières

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Thorens-Glières

Total population

9,547

Elevation565 m

Land area63.05 km²

Coordinates46.00°, 6.25°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Thorens-Glières is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Fillière. It is the birthplace of St. Francis de Sales.

Geography

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

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)

Adhémar Fabri

bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

Luigi Pelloux

Sardinian politician (1839-1924)

Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy

French nobleman and politician

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Benoît Chamoux

French mountain climber (1961–1995)

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Bernard VI de Menthon

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Christian Perrissin

French comics artist

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Carole Dechantre

French actress

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Charles-Auguste de Sales

(1606-1660)

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Claude Nisson

French writer

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Constant Rey-Millet

French painter (1905-1959)

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Ernest Nycollin

French politician

Guillaume Veillet

French journalist

Jacques de Menthonay

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Jean-Claude Duret

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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

• Thônes
  8.7 mi away
• Saint-Jorioz
  12 mi away · pop. 6,287
• Vétraz-Monthoux
  12.3 mi away · pop. 9,874
• Contamine-Sarzin
  13 mi away · pop. 741
• Viry
  13.1 mi away · pop. 5,635
• Jonzier
  13.5 mi away · pop. 835
• Marnaz
  14 mi away · pop. 5,827
• Epagny
  14.2 mi away
• Chaumont
  14.3 mi away · pop. 527
• Saint-Cergues
  16.9 mi away · pop. 3,714
• Magland
  17.9 mi away · pop. 3,251
• Ugine
  19 mi away · pop. 7,148

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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