Saint-Jean-de-Sixt

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Commune
The church in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Location of Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Coordinates: 45°55′26″N 6°24′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonFaverges
IntercommunalityVallées de Thônes
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Pierre-Joseph Recour
Area
1
12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,453
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74239 /74450
Elevation828–1,860 m (2,717–6,102 ft)
(avg. 963 m or 3,159 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. The inhabitants are the Saintjeandais or Saintjeandins.

The village used to be called Villaret, when it was a part of the Kingdom of Savoy, prior to its incorporation into France in 1860.

Nearby

Nearby villages include Manigod, Thônes, Le Grand Bornand, La Clusaz and the larger Chamonix and Annecy.

Notable inhabitants
  • Saint Peter Faber, S.J., one of the founders of the Jesuit Order, was born here.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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