Seyssel, Haute-Savoie
Seyssel (French pronunciation: [sɛsɛl]; Arpitan: Sèssél) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The part of the town across the Rhône is also named Seyssel but located on the western bank of the Rhône in the Ain department. It is a rare case in France of two homonymous communes adjacent to each other, similar to the situation of the village of Saint-Santin, divided between the communes of Saint-Santin (Aveyron) and Saint-Santin-de-Maurs (Cantal).
Geography
The Fier forms most of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Rhône, which forms the commune's western border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,717 | — |
| 1975 | 1,725 | +0.07% |
| 1982 | 1,558 | −1.44% |
| 1990 | 1,630 | +0.57% |
| 1999 | 1,793 | +1.06% |
| 2007 | 2,069 | +1.81% |
| 2012 | 2,295 | +2.09% |
| 2017 | 2,325 | +0.26% |
| Source: INSEE | ||