Cluses | |
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Cluses seen from the nearby hillside | |
Coordinates: 46°03′40″N 6°34′46″E / 46.0611°N 6.5794°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Bonneville |
Canton | Cluses |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Philippe Mas[1] |
Area 1 | 10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 17,164 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74081 /74300 |
Elevation | 470–1,175 m (1,542–3,855 ft) (avg. 485 m or 1,591 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cluses (French pronunciation: [klyz]; Arpitan: Clluses) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Citizens are known as Clusiens. The commune is situated in the Arve Valley, on the river which bears the same name. Cluses is known for its Alpine setting and (during the first part of the 20th century) its watch-making industry.
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