Chens-sur-Léman

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chens-sur-Léman

(2020–2026) Pascale Moriaud^[1]Area

10.87 km² (4.20 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,941 • Density270/km² (700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74070 /74140

Elevation372–439 m (1,220–1,440 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chens-sur-Léman is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was Near from Border of Switzerland

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	636	—
1975	835	+3.97%
1982	856	+0.36%
1990	1,063	+2.74%
1999	1,274	+2.03%
2007	1,708	+3.73%
2012	2,050	+3.72%
2017	2,776	+6.25%
Source: INSEE^[3]

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[4]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps