Valleiry

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Valleiry

Total population

4,916

Elevation355 m

Land area6.95 km²

Coordinates46.11°, 5.97°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Valleiry is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) by road from Geneva, Switzerland. It is home to some of the offices of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the association representing the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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

Jean-Antoine Lépine

French master clockmaker and watchmaker (1720-1814)

René-Édouard Claparède

Swiss zoologist (1832-1871)

Younes Kaboul

French footballer (born 1986)

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Joseph Duval

Catholic archbishop (1928–2009)

Rémi Cusin

Road racing cyclist

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Marc Camoletti

architect (1857-1940)

Edgar Grospiron

freestyle skier

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Markus-Oliver Schwaab

German economist

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Léon-Étienne Duval

Catholic cardinal (1903–1996)

Sándor Bonnaz

bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Csanád (1812-1889)

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Jean-Christophe Guinchard

Swiss triathlete

Michel-Marie Pacthod

French infantry commander (1764–1830)

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Patrick Philippe

French male curler and coach

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Pierre-Marie Mermier

French Catholic priest

Jacques Duboin

French economist (1878–1976)

Justin de Viry

Sardinian, French politician (1737-1813)

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Epagny
  2.3 mi away
• Jonzier
  2.8 mi away · pop. 835
• Viry
  3.4 mi away · pop. 5,635
• Chaumont
  5.1 mi away · pop. 527
• Contamine-Sarzin
  5.8 mi away · pop. 741
• Vétraz-Monthoux
  14.6 mi away · pop. 9,874
• Thorens-Glières
  15.5 mi away · pop. 9,547
• Nantua
  17.6 mi away · pop. 3,449
• Arbent
  18.9 mi away · pop. 3,409
• Divonne-les-Bains
  19.1 mi away · pop. 10,137
• Saint-Cergues
  19.1 mi away · pop. 3,714
• Culoz
  20.1 mi away · pop. 3,426

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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