Vovray-en-Bornes

Vovray-en-Bornes (French pronunciation: [vɔvʁɛ ɑ̃ bɔʁn]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

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Vovray-en-Bornes
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Vovray-en-Bornes
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Coordinates: 46°03′59″N 6°08′36″E / 46.0664°N 6.1433°E / 46.0664; 6.1433
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton	La Roche-sur-Foron
Intercommunality	Pays de Cruseilles
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Brand[1]
Area 1	6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	556
• Density	84.6/km2 (219/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74313 /74350
Elevation	656–1,348 m (2,152–4,423 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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It sits on the eastern flank of Salève, near the river Usses. It is located on the D15 route, 25 km south of Geneva, 25 km north of Annecy and 20 km west of Bonneville.

This alpine community has 334 inhabitants, spread between Vovray itself and the hamlets of Rogin, la Mouille, Le Vernet, Le Château, Sallanjoux, plus the farmsteads of Body, Vardon, and Quétand.^[3]

The village is a centre of dairy farming, producing reblochon cheese through the Mont Salève de Cruseilles co-operative. Vovray also has two former silica quarries.^[4]

1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ http://www.vovray-en-bornes.fr/Vovray-en-Bornes ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ http://www.vovray-en-bornes.fr/Les-carrieres-de-Silice ^{[dead link]}

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