Vovray-en-Bornes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Vovray-en-Bornes
Coat of arms of Vovray-en-Bornes
Location of Vovray-en-Bornes
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Vovray-en-Bornes is located in France
Vovray-en-Bornes
Vovray-en-Bornes
Vovray-en-Bornes is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vovray-en-Bornes
Vovray-en-Bornes
Coordinates: 46°03′59″N 6°08′36″E / 46.0664°N 6.1433°E / 46.0664; 6.1433
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonLa Roche-sur-Foron
IntercommunalityPays de Cruseilles
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Brand[1]
Area
1
6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
555
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74313 /74350
Elevation656–1,348 m (2,152–4,423 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It sits on the eastern flank of Salève, near the river Usses. It is located on the D15 route, 25 km south of Geneva, 25 km north of Annecy and 20 km west of Bonneville.

This alpine community has 334 inhabitants, spread between Vovray itself and the hamlets of Rogin, la Mouille, Le Vernet, Le Château, Sallanjoux, plus the farmsteads of Body, Vardon, and Quétand.[3]

The village is a centre of dairy farming, producing reblochon cheese through the Mont Salève de Cruseilles co-operative. Vovray also has two former silica quarries.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ http://www.vovray-en-bornes.fr/Vovray-en-Bornes [dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.vovray-en-bornes.fr/Les-carrieres-de-Silice [dead link]