Val-de-Fier

Val-de-Fier
The ruins of the old church of Saint-André, inVal de Fier The ruins of the old church of Saint-André, inVal de Fier
Val-de-Fier
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Val-de-Fier
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Arrondissement of Annecy
Canton	Canton of Rumilly
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Rumilly
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Popp
Area1	10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	513
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Urban	25,728
INSEE/Postal code	74274 / 74150
Elevation	292–1,000 m (958–3,281 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Val-de-Fier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Its nearest town is Rumilly.

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's south-western border.

History

Val-de-Fier was formed in 1973 from two different villages : Sion and Saint-André.

Population

• 1962 : 238 inhabitants.
• 1968 : 266 inhabitants.
• 1975 : 256 inhabitants.
• 1982 : 296 inhabitants.
• 1990 : 317 inhabitants.
• 1999 : 389 inhabitants.
• 2006 : 513 inhabitants.

Mayors

• Before 1991: Louis Dumont
• 1991 - 2001: Paul Terrier
• Since 2001: Maurice Popp

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

• INSEE