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Alex is a commune in France, situated within the Haute-Savoie department and the arrondissement of Annecy. It is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and falls under the canton of Faverges-Seythenex. The town shares borders with Annecy-le-Vieux, La Balme-de-Thuy, Bluffy, and Dingy-Saint-Clair.
The area covers 17.02 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,139 residents (550 male and 522 female) and another citing 874. Elevation data also differs, with one source indicating 1,852 meters above sea level and another reporting 595 meters. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Alex
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 874
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Haute-Savoie
- Arrondissement
- Annecy
- Canton
- Faverges
- Intercommunality
- Vallées de Thônes
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Catherine Haueter
- Area
- 17.02 km (6.57 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,139
- Density
- 66.92/km (173.3/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 74003 /74290
- Elevation
- 516–1,852 m (1,693–6,076 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Mairie d'Alex – Haute-Savoie
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Alex
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Annecy
- Population
- 1139
- Area
- 17.02
- Elevation
- 912
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Annecy-le-Vieux
- Official website
- www.alex-village.com
- Image
- Col de Bluffy @ Circuit des Cascades @ La Balme-de-Thuy (51176496966).jpg
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- Commons category
- Alex (Haute-Savoie)
- postal code
- 74290
- associated electoral district
- canton of Faverges-Seythenex
- male population
- 550
- female population
- 522
- P8168
- Bernhard Kuhnt
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-02-87-05
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Encyclopedic overview
Alex ( French pronunciation: [alɛks]; Savoyard: Alé) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alex” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.