Cluses

Cluses
Cluses seen from the nearby hillside
Cluses seen from the nearby hillside
Flag of Cluses
Coat of arms of Cluses
Location of Cluses
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Cluses is located in France
Cluses
Cluses
Cluses is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cluses
Cluses
Coordinates: 46°03′40″N 6°34′46″E / 46.0611°N 6.5794°E / 46.0611; 6.5794
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonCluses
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Philippe Mas[1]
Area
1
10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,164
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74081 /74300
Elevation470–1,175 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.