Saxel

Saxel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Saxel
Location of Saxel
Saxel
Saxel
Coordinates: 46°14′37″N 6°23′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementThonon-les-Bains
CantonSciez
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Denis Mouchet
Area
1
5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
484
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74261 /74420
Elevation832–1,297 m (2,730–4,255 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The painter Louis Favre built a house here.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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