Jonzier-Épagny

Jonzier-Épagny

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Jonzier-Épagny

Coordinates: 46°04′17″N 5°59′26″E / 46.0714°N 5.9906°E / 46.0714; 5.9906Coordinates: 46°04′17″N 5°59′26″E / 46.0714°N 5.9906°E / 46.0714; 5.9906
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Genevois
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Michel Mermin
Area1 7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 726
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 74144 / 74520
Elevation 518–733 m (1,699–2,405 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.

Jonzier-Épagny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie départment in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

The commune comprises three hamlets (Les Barraques, Épagny, Vigny) and a place named Mont-Sion.

Geography

The commune covers 716 ha of glacial moraine from the Rhône, deposited about 10,000 years ago, and called the Montagne de Sion. The highest point in the commune is at 733 m.

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