Alby-sur-Chéran

Alby-sur-Chéran
Arbi (Savoyard)
Alby-sur-Chéran and Saint-Maurice chapel seen from the right bank of the river
Location of Alby-sur-Chéran
Alby-sur-Chéran
Alby-sur-Chéran
Coordinates: 45°49′03″N 6°01′18″E / 45.8175°N 6.0217°E / 45.8175; 6.0217
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonRumilly
IntercommunalityCA Grand Annecy
Government
 • Mayor (2025–2026) Jocelyne Boch[1]
Area
1
6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,664
 • Density406/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74002 /74540
Elevation360–606 m (1,181–1,988 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alby-sur-Chéran (French pronunciation: [albi syʁ ʃeʁɑ̃], literally Alby on Chéran; Savoyard: Arbi)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

The Chéran flows northwestward through the north-eastern part of the commune and crosses the village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 782—    
1975 799+0.31%
1982 1,014+3.46%
1990 1,224+2.38%
1999 1,630+3.23%
2007 1,959+2.32%
2012 2,188+2.24%
2017 2,579+3.34%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE