Saint-Jorioz | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Jorioz (Haute-Savoie).svg |
Arrondissement: | Annecy |
Canton: | Annecy-4 |
Insee: | 74242 |
Postal Code: | 74410 |
Mayor: | Michel Beal[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Grand Annecy |
Coordinates: | 45.8331°N 6.1669°W |
Elevation Min M: | 443 |
Elevation Max M: | 1657 |
Area Km2: | 21.12 |
Demonym: | Saint-Joriens / Saint-Joriennes |
Website: | Saint-jorioz.fr |
Saint-Jorioz (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɔʁjo/; 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.
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.[2]