Arrondissement of Bonneville facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Bonneville
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Location of Bonneville in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Communes | 61 |
| Subprefecture | Bonneville |
| INSEE code | 742 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,558.2 km2 (601.6 sq mi) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 184,093 |
| • Density | 118.145/km2 (305.993/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Bonneville is a special administrative area in France. You can think of it like a large district or a county. It's part of the Haute-Savoie area, which is called a département (similar to a state). This département is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The main town, or "capital," of this arrondissement is Bonneville. It's also a "subprefecture," which means it's an important administrative center for the département.
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History of Bonneville Arrondissement
The Bonneville arrondissement was created a long time ago. It became part of the Haute-Savoie département when that département was first formed in 1860.
Where is Bonneville Arrondissement?
The Bonneville arrondissement is located in a beautiful part of France.
- To the north, it shares a border with the Thonon-les-Bains arrondissement.
- To the east, it borders Switzerland.
- To the southeast, it touches Italy.
- To the south, it borders the Savoie département.
- To the southwest, it's next to the Annecy arrondissement.
- To the west, it borders the Saint-Julien-en-Genevois arrondissement.
This arrondissement is the most eastern part of its département. It's also the largest arrondissement in terms of size. It covers about 1,558.2 square kilometers (or about 601.6 square miles). It's the second largest in population, with 184,093 people living there. This means it has a population density of about 118.1 people per square kilometer.
How is Bonneville Arrondissement Organized?
The Bonneville arrondissement is made up of smaller parts. These parts help manage the area.
Cantons in Bonneville Arrondissement
After some changes in France, "cantons" are no longer just subdivisions of arrondissements. This means a canton can include towns that belong to different arrondissements.
The Bonneville arrondissement includes parts of or all of 7 cantons:
- Bonneville (partly)
- Cluses
- Évian-les-Bains (partly)
- Faverges (partly)
- Le Mont-Blanc
- La Roche-sur-Foron (partly)
- Sallanches
Towns and Villages (Communes)
The Bonneville arrondissement has 61 communes. A commune is like a small town or village. Here are some of them:
- Amancy
- Arenthon
- Arâches-la-Frasse
- Ayse
- Bonneville
- Brizon
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Châtillon-sur-Cluses
- Cluses
- Combloux
- Contamine-sur-Arve
- Cordon
- Cornier
- Demi-Quartier
- Domancy
- Entremont
- Etaux
- Faucigny
- La Chapelle-Rambaud
- La Côte-d'Arbroz
- La Rivière-Enverse
- La Roche-sur-Foron
- La Tour
- Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières
- Le Reposoir
- Les Contamines-Montjoie
- Les Gets
- Les Houches
- Magland
- Marcellaz
- Marignier
- Marnaz
- Megève
- Mieussy
- Mont-Saxonnex
- Morillon
- Mégevette
- Nancy-sur-Cluses
- Onnion
- Passy
- Peillonnex
- Praz-sur-Arly
- Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
- Saint-Jean-de-Tholome
- Saint-Jeoire
- Saint-Laurent
- Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
- Saint-Sigismond
- Saint-Sixt
- Sallanches
- Samoëns
- Scionzier
- Servoz
- Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
- Taninges
- Thyez
- Vallorcine
- Verchaix
- Ville-en-Sallaz
- Viuz-en-Sallaz
- Vougy
Largest Towns in Bonneville Arrondissement
Here are the communes with the most people living in them (based on 2014 numbers):
- Cluses: 17,510 people
- Sallanches: 15,754 people
- Bonneville: 12,575 people
- La Roche-sur-Foron: 11,465 people
- Passy: 10,795 people
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: 8,997 people
- Scionzier: 8,167 people
- Marignier: 6,424 people
- Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny: 6,093 people
- Thyez: 5,891 people
See Also
In Spanish: Distrito de Bonneville para niños
