Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières
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A general view of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′02″N 6°23′46″E / 46.0006°N 6.3961°ECoordinates: 46°00′02″N 6°23′46″E / 46.0006°N 6.3961°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
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| • Mayor | Marc Chuard |
| Area1 | 53.42 km2 (20.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,067 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74212 / 74130 |
| Elevation |
591–2,408 m (1,939–7,900 ft) (avg. 732 m or 2,402 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières, commonly referred to as Petit-Bornand, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
People
Guillaume Fichet (1433-ca.1480) was born in this town. With Johann Heynlin, Fichet set up the first printing press in France in 1470.
See also
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