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Part of Vallières-sur-Fier in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Val-de-Fier
Part of Vallières-sur-Fier
The ruins of the old church of Saint-André, inVal de FierThe ruins of the old church of Saint-André, inVal de Fier
Location of Val-de-Fier
Val-de-Fier is located in FranceVal-de-FierVal-de-FierShow map of FranceVal-de-Fier is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesVal-de-FierVal-de-FierShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°55′13″N 5°54′46″E / 45.9203°N 5.9128°E / 45.9203; 5.9128
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonRumilly
CommuneVallières-sur-Fier
Area10.11 km (3.90 sq mi)
Population666
 • Density66/km (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code74150
Elevation292–1,000 m (958–3,281 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-de-Fier (French pronunciation: [val də fjɛʁ], literally Vale of Fier) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vallières-sur-Fier. Its nearest town is Rumilly.

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's south-western border.

History

Val-de-Fier was formed in 1973 from two different villages : Sion and Saint-André.

Population

  • 1962 : 238 inhabitants.
  • 1968 : 266 inhabitants.
  • 1975 : 256 inhabitants.
  • 1982 : 296 inhabitants.
  • 1990 : 317 inhabitants.
  • 1999 : 389 inhabitants.
  • 2006 : 513 inhabitants.

Mayors

  • Before 1991: Louis Dumont
  • 1991 - 2001: Paul Terrier
  • Since 2001: Maurice Popp

See also

References

  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 7 May 2018 (in French)



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