La Roche-sur-Foron

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

La Roche-sur-Foron La Roche (Arpitan)
Commune
La Roche-sur-Foron Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of La Roche-sur-Foron
(2022–2026)		Pierrick Ducimetiere^[1]
Area ¹	17.94 km² (6.93 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	11,263
• Density	630/km² (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Rochois / Rochoises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74224 /74800
Elevation	500–1,896 m (1,640–6,220 ft)
Website	Larochesurforon.fr
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Roche-sur-Foron (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ syʁ fɔʁɔ̃]; Arpitan: La Roche) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

It is located about 23 km (14.2 mi) southeast of Geneva, Switzerland. La Roche-sur-Foron station has rail connections to Lyon, Annecy, Saint-Gervais and Geneva.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,049	—
1975	6,008	+2.52%
1982	6,627	+1.41%
1990	7,116	+0.89%
1999	8,538	+2.04%
2009	10,345	+1.94%
2014	11,465	+2.08%
2020	11,155	−0.46%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Noted local personality

Luigi Pelloux (1839–1924), Prime Minister of Italy

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE