Chens-sur-Léman
| Chens-sur-Léman | ||
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| Commune | ||
 The church in Chens-sur-Léman | ||
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  Chens-sur-Léman Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Chens-sur-Léman | ||
| Coordinates: 46°19′44″N 6°16′09″E / 46.3289°N 6.2692°ECoordinates: 46°19′44″N 6°16′09″E / 46.3289°N 6.2692°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Sciez | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Bas-Chablais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pascale Moriaud-Billod | |
| Area1 | 12.56 km2 (4.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 2,405 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74070 /74140 | |
| Elevation | 1–1 m (3.3–3.3 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Chens-sur-Léman is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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.[1]
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