Bossey

Bossey (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. It is located on the Swiss border. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 941.

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Locality: Bossey
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France
Population: 606

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Key facts

French commune.name: Bossey
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Église de Bossey 05.JPG
French commune.caption: The church in Bossey
French commune.arrondissement: Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
French commune.canton: Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
French commune.INSEE: 74044
French commune.postal code: 74160
French commune.mayor: Jean-Luc Pecorini
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CC du Genevois
French commune.elevation min m: 430
French commune.elevation max m: 1251
French commune.area km2: 3.88

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bossey
Population: 941
Area: 3.88
Elevation: 630
Official website: www.bossey74.fr
Image: Bossey 02.JPG

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Commons category: Bossey
postal code: 74160
male population: 479
female population: 539
P8168: Axel Schreiber
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-4-50-43-64-77

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Bossey (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. It is located on the Swiss border. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 941.

==Personalities== Bossey is the birthplace of poet Jean-Vincent Verdonnet (1923–2013). Philosopher and political theorist Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) lived in the village between 1722 and 1724.