Passy | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′28″N 6°41′14″E / 45.9244°N 6.6872°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Bonneville |
Canton | Le Mont-Blanc |
Intercommunality | Pays du Mont-Blanc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Castéra[1] |
Area 1 | 80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 11,068 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Demonym | Passerand / Passerande |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74208 /74190 |
Elevation | 542–2,880 m (1,778–9,449 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Passy (French pronunciation: [pasi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches.[3]
Located there is the Sancellemoz sanatorium, where Professor Marie Curie died in 1934.
Lac Vert is located in the commune. The commune has a railway station, Chedde, on the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line.