Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières (French pronunciation: [lə pəti bɔʁnɑ̃ le ɡlijɛʁ]), commonly referred to as Petit-Bornand, 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 with its neighbour village Entrement to form the new commune of Glières-Val-de-Borne.[2]
Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières | |
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Part of Glières-Val-de-Borne | |
 A general view of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières | |
Location of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières  | |
  Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières  Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′02″N 6°23′46″E / 46.0006°N 6.3961°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Commune | Glières-Val-de-Borne |
| Area 1 | 53.42 km2 (20.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | 1,126 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74130 |
| Elevation | 591–2,408 m (1,939–7,900 ft) (avg. 732 m or 2,402 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Petit Bornand has a number of dairy farms, tourist accommodations and secondary residences. It is in the area which is authorised to produce the named soft cheese "roblochon"[1]
People
editGuillaume Fichet (1433-c. 1480) was born in this village. With Johann Heynlin, Fichet set up the first printing press in France in 1470.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 June 2018 (in French)
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