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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Passy (French pronunciation: [pasi] ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.[3]
Passy | |
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A view of Mont Blanc from the village | |
Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 6°41′14″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Bonneville |
Canton | Le Mont-Blanc |
Intercommunality | Pays du Mont-Blanc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Castéra[1] |
Area 1 | 80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 11,068 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Demonym | Passerand / Passerande |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74208 /74190 |
Elevation | 542–2,880 m (1,778–9,449 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Located there is the Sancellemoz sanatorium, where Professor Marie Curie died in 1934.
Lac Vert is located in the commune. The commune has a railway station, Chedde, on the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line.
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,891 | — |
1975 | 8,554 | −0.55% |
1982 | 8,722 | +0.28% |
1990 | 9,235 | +0.72% |
1999 | 10,104 | +1.00% |
2007 | 11,144 | +1.23% |
2012 | 11,214 | +0.13% |
2017 | 10,902 | −0.56% |
Source: INSEE[4] |