Menthonnex-en-Bornes

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Menthonnex-en-Bornes

(2020–2026) Guy Demolis^[1]Area

8.48 km² (3.27 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,103 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74177 /74350

Elevation690–964 m (2,264–3,163 ft)
(avg. 792 m or 2,598 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Menthonnex-en-Bornes is located 17.4 km (10.8 mi) as the crow flies to the north of the departmental seat, the commune of Annecy.^[3]

By road, the commune is about halfway between Geneva (33 km (21 mi)^[4]) and Annecy (25.0 km (15.5 mi)^[5]) on the plateau of Bornes. It is separated from the mountain Salève by the Les Usses river valley, which forms its western border. The southern border is defined by the stream Grand Verray.

Pronunciation

The final ex in Menthonnex is not pronounced; it should be read as Menthonné.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Quelques villes proches de Menthonnex-en-Bornes". villorama.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Relation: Menthonnex-en-Bornes (75198)". openstreetmap.org. OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Relation: Menthonnex-en-Bornes (75198)". openstreetmap.org. OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 February 2018.