Bossey
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 The church in Bossey | |
Location of Bossey | |
  Bossey  Bossey | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′09″N 6°09′36″E / 46.1525°N 6.16°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Intercommunality | CC du Genevois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Pecorini[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Population | 979 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74044 /74160 |
| Elevation | 430–1,251 m (1,411–4,104 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. | |
Bossey (French pronunciation: [bɔsɛ]; Arpitan: Bossè) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located on the Swiss border, it had a population of 1,031 as of 2018.
Personalities
Bossey is the birthplace of poet Jean-Vincent Verdonnet (1923–2013). Philosopher and political theorist Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) lived in the village between 1722 and 1724.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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