Saint Jean de Sixt

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Country France Department Haute-Savoie Intercommunality Vallées de Thônes Area 12.21 km² Arrondissement Annecy		Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Thônes Population (2014) 1,428 Local time Tuesday 9:39 PM

Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 55% Humidity

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Map of Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, France

It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. The inhabitants are the Saintjeandais or Saintjeandins.

The village used to be called Villaret, when it was a part of the Kingdom of Savoy, prior to its incorporation into France in 1860.

Nearby villages include Manigod, Thônes, Le Grand Bornand, La Clusaz and the larger Chamonix and Annecy.

Saint Peter Faber, S.J., one of the founders of the Jesuit Order, was born here.

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