Loisin | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Loisin.svg |
Arrondissement: | Thonon-les-Bains |
Canton: | Sciez |
Insee: | 74150 |
Postal Code: | 74140 |
Mayor: | Laetitia Venner[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Thonon Agglomération |
Coordinates: | 46.2911°N 6.31°W |
Elevation Min M: | 1 |
Elevation Max M: | 2 |
Area Km2: | 7.8 |
Loisin (in French pronounced as /lwazɛ̃/; Luèsin) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.[2] It has approximately 1500 inhabitants.
In 1860 after the annexation from the Savoy, Loisin became part of the canton of Douvaine. Since 2015, it belongs to the canton of Sciez after the cantonal redistribution law from 2014. The commune is part of the communauté d'agglomération Thonon Agglomération.[2]
In 2008, the commune engaged a Sustainable Development policy with the creation of an agenda 21.