Contamine-sur-Arve
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Contamine-sur-Arve (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tamin syʁ aʁv], literally Contamine on Arve; Savoyard: Kontamna)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Contamine-sur-Arve
Kontamna (Savoyard) | |
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The Château of Villy, in Contamine-sur-Arve | |
![]() Location of Contamine-sur-Arve | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′45″N 6°20′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Intercommunality | CC Faucigny-Glières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aline Watt Chevallier[1] |
Area 1 | 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,403 |
| • Density | 347/km2 (899/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74087 /74130 |
| Elevation | 423–697 m (1,388–2,287 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 727 | — |
| 1975 | 837 | +2.03% |
| 1982 | 882 | +0.75% |
| 1990 | 1,125 | +3.09% |
| 1999 | 1,343 | +1.99% |
| 2007 | 1,537 | +1.70% |
| 2012 | 1,709 | +2.14% |
| 2017 | 2,083 | +4.04% |
| 2023 | 2,403 | +2.41% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
