Frontenex
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Albertville | |
| Canton | Albertville-2 | |
| Community association | Arlysere | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 38 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 308-467 m | |
| surface | 1.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,898 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73460 | |
| INSEE code | 73121 | |
| Website | http://www.frontenex.com/ | |
.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Frontenex |
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Frontenex is a French commune with 1,898 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Frontenex belongs to the canton of Albertville-2 (until 2015: canton of Grésy-sur-Isère ) in the arrondissement of Albertville and is a member of the Communauté de communes de la Haute Combe de Savoie .
geography
Frontenex is located about 31 kilometers east-northeast of Chambéry and about eight kilometers southwest of Albertville on the Isère River . Frontenex is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Verrens-Arvey in the north, Tournon in the east, Notre-Dame-des-Millières in the southeast, Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère in the south and Saint-Vital in the west and southwest.
The former route nationale 90 (today D1090) and the autoroute A430 run along the southern edge of the municipality . Part of the Albertville airfield is located in the extreme southeast of the parish.
Population development
| 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 528 | 671 | 664 | 1226 | 1310 | 1397 | 1582 | 1659 | 1898 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- neo-Gothic Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church from 1870
Personalities
- Joseph Fontanet (1921–1980), Minister of Education
