Thônes

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Matthieu Longo-Bozon^[1]Area52.33 km² (20.20 sq mi)Population6,600 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation574–2,280 m (1,883–7,480 ft)WebsiteMairie-thones.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thônes (French pronunciation: [ton]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, and is the ″capital″ of local cheeses Reblochon and Chevrotin.

Geography

The Fier flows northwestward through the middle of the commune and traverses the village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,165	—
1975	3,555	+1.67%
1982	4,169	+2.30%
1990	4,619	+1.29%
1999	5,212	+1.35%
2007	5,777	+1.29%
2012	6,020	+0.83%
2017	6,576	+1.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

People

• Émile Paganon, Alpine guide and skier

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References