Féternes

Féternes (French pronunciation: [fetɛʁn]; Arpitan: Fètèrna) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Féternes
The town hall in Féternes
The town hall in Féternes
Coat of arms of Féternes
Location of Féternes
Féternes is located in France
Féternes
Féternes
Féternes is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Féternes
Féternes
Coordinates: 46°21′22″N 6°34′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementThonon-les-Bains
CantonÉvian-les-Bains
IntercommunalityPays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Maxime Julliard[1]
Area
1
14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,491
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74127 /74500
Websitewww.feternes.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Notable citizens

  • Victor Martin (1912–1989) Belgian sociologist and resistant. In 1943 went undercover to Auschwitz camp to bring direct account of its true activities. Retired in Féternes after years at the International Labour Organization.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.



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