La Roche-sur-Foron
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The main entrance to La Roche-sur-Foron | ||
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  La Roche-sur-Foron | ||
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  La Roche-sur-Foron | ||
| Coordinates: 46°04′02″N 6°18′41″E / 46.0673°N 6.3113°ECoordinates: 46°04′02″N 6°18′41″E / 46.0673°N 6.3113°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville | |
| Canton | La Roche-sur-Foron | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays Rochois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Thabuis | |
| Area1 | 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 11,000 | |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74224 / 74800 | |
| Elevation | 500–1,896 m (1,640–6,220 ft) | |
| Website | Larochesurforon.fr | |
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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. | ||
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La Roche-sur-Foron is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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