Féternes

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Féternes

(2020–2026) Maxime Julliard^[1]Area

14.9 km² (5.8 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,491 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74127 /74500

Websitewww.feternes.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Féternes (French pronunciation: [fetɛʁn]; Arpitan: Fètèrna) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Notable citizens

Victor Martin (1912–1989) Belgian sociologist and resistant. In 1943 went undercover to Auschwitz camp to bring direct account of its true activities. Retired in Féternes after years at the International Labour Organization.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.