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Sciez
Sign in to saveSciez (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Sciez forms part of a transborder agglomeration known as Grand Genève (Greater Geneva).
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- Locality
- Sciez
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,898
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Sciez
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Entrée Ouest de Sciez.sur-Léman rond-point.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Siez.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Thonon-les-Bains
- French commune.canton
- Sciez
- French commune.INSEE
- 74263
- French commune.postal code
- 74140
- French commune.mayor
- Cyril Démolis
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Thonon Agglomération
- French commune.elevation min m
- 372
- French commune.elevation max m
- 725
- French commune.area km2
- 20.47
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Sciez
- Population
- 6447
- Area
- 20.47
- Elevation
- 447
- Official website
- ville-sciez.fr
- Image
- Sciez-regate.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sciez
- postal code
- 74140
- male population
- 2949
- female population
- 3084
- P8168
- HD 89307
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-72-60-09
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20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Situation
- Localization
- Climate
- Communication channels and transports
- Urbanism
- Urban Morphology
- Housing
- Toponymy
- Heraldic
- Administration
- History
- Heraldic
- Administration
- Demographics
- Population
- Economy
- Places and monuments
- References
- External links
Sciez (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Sciez forms part of a transborder agglomeration known as Grand Genève (Greater Geneva).
== Geography == === Situation === ==== Localization ==== The commune is located on the border of the Apline chain and of the Lac Léman. The commune is in the département of Haute-Savoie in the region called Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Sciez is in the Chablais, between Evian and Geneva, near Douvaine, the medieval town of Yvoire and Thonon-les-bains. Sciez is also not far from the ski slopes Portes du Soleil (Avoriaz, Morzine, Chatel, Les Gets, Abondance) but also close from Chamonix and Mont Blanc.
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