Thorens-Glières

Part of Fillière in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

45°59′52″N 6°14′52″E / 45.9978°N 6.2478°E / 45.9978; 6.2478CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentHaute-SavoieArrondissementAnnecyCantonAnnecy-le-VieuxCommuneFillière Area63.05 km² (24.34 sq mi)Population3,263 • Density52/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation565–2,004 m (1,854–6,575 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thorens-Glières (French pronunciation: [tɔʁɑ̃ ɡlijɛʁ]) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Fillière.^[2] It is the birthplace of St. Francis de Sales.

Notable people

• Nedd Willard

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References