Féternes
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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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 | |
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The town hall in Féternes | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Féternes | |
  Féternes Location within France  Féternes Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′22″N 6°34′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains |
| Canton | Évian-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maxime Julliard[1] |
Area 1 | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,550 |
| • Density | 104/km2 (269/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74127 /74500 |
| Website | www |
| 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.
