Saint-Jorioz

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Jorioz

(2020–2026) Michel Beal^[1]Area

21.12 km² (8.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,287 • Density300/km² (770/sq mi)DemonymSaint-Joriens / Saint-JoriennesTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74242 /74410

Elevation443–1,657 m (1,453–5,436 ft)WebsiteSaint-jorioz.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jorioz (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁjo]; Arpitan: San-Zhouryo), located on the western banks of lake Annecy, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,831	—
1975	2,446	+4.22%
1982	3,344	+4.57%
1990	4,178	+2.82%
1999	5,002	+2.02%
2007	5,694	+1.63%
2012	5,752	+0.20%
2017	5,738	−0.05%
Source: INSEE^[3]

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[4]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps