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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Val-de-Fier

Val-de-Fier (French pronunciation: [val fjɛʁ], literally Vale of Fier) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vallières-sur-Fier. Its nearest town is Rumilly.

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's south-western border.

History

Val-de-Fier was formed in 1973 from two different villages : Sion and Saint-André.

Population

  • 1962 : 238 inhabitants.
  • 1968 : 266 inhabitants.
  • 1975 : 256 inhabitants.
  • 1982 : 296 inhabitants.
  • 1990 : 317 inhabitants.
  • 1999 : 389 inhabitants.
  • 2006 : 513 inhabitants.

Mayors

  • Before 1991: Louis Dumont
  • 1991 - 2001: Paul Terrier
  • Since 2001: Maurice Popp

See also

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