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Commune of Thonon-les-Bains |
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| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
| Coordinates | 46°22′17″N 06°28′50″E / 46.37139°N 6.48056°E | |
| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Thonon Est and Thonon Ouest | |
| Mayor | Jean Denais | |
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| Elevation | 371–569 m (1,220–1,870 ft) (avg. 425 m/1,390 ft) |
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| Land area1 | 16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 32,438 (2006) | |
| - Density | 2,001 /km2 (5,180 /sq mi) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 74281/ 74200 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Thonon-les-Bains is a town (commune) in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
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History
Thonon-les-Bains was the historic capital of Chablais, a province of the old Duchy of Savoy. The Chablais Savoyard is the portion of Chablais in France. Chablais Valaison and Chablais Vaudois are those portions of Chablais in the adjacent Switzerland cantons Valais and Vaud.(cite: Chablais Wikipedia)
Points of interest
Twin towns
Thonon-les-Bains is twinned with:
See also
References
- Chablais Wikipedia
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Office of Tourism (in French)
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