Loisin Explained

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.

Monuments and places

Politics and administration

Administrative situation

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]

Sustainable development policy

In 2008, the commune engaged a Sustainable Development policy with the creation of an agenda 21.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM74150-loisin Commune de Loisin (74150)