Magland
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville | |
| Canton | Sallanches | |
| Community association | Cluses-Arve et Montagnes | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 1 ′ N , 6 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 483-2,649 m | |
| surface | 40.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,279 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74300 | |
| INSEE code | 74159 | |
| Website | www.magland.fr | |
Magland is a French municipality with 3279 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
The municipality has a train station on the La Roche-sur-Foron – Saint-Gervais railway line .
Magland's neighboring municipalities are Sallanches in the south and Nancy-sur-Cluses in the north-west.
politics
coat of arms
Blazon : "Diagonally divided by blue and red by a silver sloping bar, above a golden mark of spots made of a four-headed shaft , middle rung and circular foot , below three overturned golden acorns (1: 2)."
Attractions
- St. Maurice Church, 19th century neoclassical architecture.
- Bellegarde Tower
- La Maison Forte De Loche
- The Orlier waterfall
- The Arpenaz waterfall
- The Magland cliffs
Personalities
- Pierre-Marie Mermier , chaplain and founder of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales
mayor
- 2006 - René Pouchot
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 2,018 |
| 1968 | 2.168 |
| 1975 | 2,232 |
| 1982 | 2,630 |
| 1990 | 2,861 |
| 1999 | 2,801 |
Web links
Commons : Magland - collection of images, videos and audio files
