Fillière
| Fillière | ||
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Annecy | |
| Canton | Annecy-le-Vieux | |
| Community association | Grand Annecy | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 6 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 489-2,000 m | |
| surface | 119.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,255 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74370, 74570 | |
| INSEE code | 74282 | |
Fillière is a French commune with 9,255 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Annecy and is part of the canton of Annecy-le-Vieux .
It was created with effect from January 1, 2017 as Commune nouvelle through the amalgamation of the former municipalities Aviernoz , Évires , Les Ollières , Saint-Martin-Bellevue and Thorens-Glières , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Thorens-Glières.
A change of name to Val-Glières is intended.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviernoz | 74022 | 15.90 | 870 |
| Évires | 74120 | 19.49 | 1,443 |
| Les Ollières | 74204 | 11.64 | 1,032 |
| Saint-Martin-Bellevue | 74245 | 9.33 | 2,707 |
| Thorens-Glières (administrative headquarters) | 74282 | 63.05 | 3,203 |
geography
The municipality is located roughly between Annecy and La Roche-sur-Foron at the northwestern foot of the Bornes Alps , one of the limestone massifs of the Savoy Pre-Alps . The name refers to the river Fillière , which drains the area towards the Fier starting from the Plateau des Glières . The highest elevations are in the eastern section, in the Thorens-Glières municipality. The most important traffic connections are in the western section. These are the A410 motorway from Annecy in the direction of Geneva , the parallel D1203 département road, and the Aix-les-Bains – Annemasse railway line .
Attractions
- Château de Thorens, Monument historique
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ adoption PREF / DRCL / BCLB-2016-0034 prefecture establishing the commune nouvelle Fillière from May 27, 2016
- ↑ Planned name change
- ↑ current population according to INSEE
- ↑ Château de Thorens in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)