Thonon-les-Bains
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Commune of Thonon-les-Bains |
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| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
| Coordinates | 46°22′17″N 06°28′50″E / 46.37139°N 6.48056°E | |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Thonon Est and Thonon Ouest | |
| Mayor | Jean Denais | |
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| Elevation | 371–569 m (1,220–1,870 ft) (avg. 425 m/1,390 ft) |
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| Land area1 | 16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 32,438 (2006) | |
| - Density | 2,001 /km² (5,180 /sq mi) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 74281/ 74200 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Thonon-les-Bains is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
The town was the capital of Chablais, a province of the old Duchy of Savoy.
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- Official website (in French)
- Office of Tourism (in French)
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