Passy, Haute-Savoie
Passy | |
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 A view of Mont Blanc from the village
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 Coat of arms
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Location of Passy
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  Passy  Passy | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 6°41′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Le Mont-Blanc |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Mont-Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Castéra |
| Area 1
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80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi) |
| Population
(Jan. 2021)
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11,068 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Passerand / Passerande |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
74208 /74190 |
| Elevation | 542–2,880 m (1,778–9,449 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Passy (French pronunciation: [pasi] ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.
Located there is the Sancellemoz sanatorium, where Professor Marie Curie died in 1934.
Lac Vert is located in the commune. The commune has a railway station, Chedde, on the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 8,891 | — |
| 1975 | 8,554 | −0.55% |
| 1982 | 8,722 | +0.28% |
| 1990 | 9,235 | +0.72% |
| 1999 | 10,104 | +1.00% |
| 2007 | 11,144 | +1.23% |
| 2012 | 11,214 | +0.13% |
| 2017 | 10,902 | −0.56% |
| Source: INSEE | ||