Loisin

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Loisin

(2020–2026) Laetitia Venner^[1]Area

7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,687 • Density220/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74150 /74140

Elevation1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft)Websitewww.loisin.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loisin (French pronunciation: [lwazɛ̃]; Arpitan: Luèsin) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.^[3] It has approximately 1500 inhabitants.

Monuments and places

Saint-Affre Church

Politics and administration

Administrative situation

In 1860 after the annexation from the Savoy, Loisin became part of the canton of Douvaine. Since 2015, it belongs to the canton of Sciez after the cantonal redistribution law from 2014. The commune is part of the communauté d'agglomération Thonon Agglomération.^[3]

Sustainable development policy

In 2008, the commune engaged a Sustainable Development policy with the creation of an agenda 21.

Notable people

Maurice Dunand(1898-1987), archeologist.

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.
^ ^a ^b Commune de Loisin (74150), INSEE