Bonneville, Haute-Savoie
Bonneville (French pronunciation: [bɔnvil] ⓘ; Arpitan: Bônavela) is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 12,557.
Bonneville
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Subprefecture and commune | |
.jpg.webp) A view of Bonneville | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bonneville | |
  Bonneville  Bonneville | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′47″N 6°24′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Intercommunality | Faucigny-Glières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Valli[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.15 km2 (10.48 sq mi) |
| Population | 12,511 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74042 /74130 |
| Elevation | 450–1,877 m (1,476–6,158 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Bonneville is on the A40 autoroute, roughly halfway between Geneva and Chamonix. The urban centre is on the north bank of the Arve river, with urban development reaching to the foot of the mountains to both the north and south.
Bonneville sits at the juncture between the Swiss Voralpen and the French Prealps. to the west, the Arve valley is a wide and fertile outwash plain, while to the east, it is a classical glacial valley.
Transport
The commune has a railway station, Bonneville, on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,543 | — |
| 1975 | 7,702 | +4.81% |
| 1982 | 8,814 | +1.95% |
| 1990 | 9,998 | +1.59% |
| 1999 | 10,463 | +0.51% |
| 2007 | 11,380 | +1.06% |
| 2012 | 12,479 | +1.86% |
| 2017 | 12,608 | +0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns — sister cities
Bonneville is twinned with:
Staufen im Breisgau, Germany (1963)
Racconigi, Italy (1989)
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- (in French) Official site
