Thorens-Glières
Thorens-Glières is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Fillière. It is the birthplace of St. Francis de Sales.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 9,550 residents
- Description: former commune in Haute-Savoie, France
- Postal codes: 74570 and 74570
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières and Château de Thorens.
Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières
Church
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Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières is a church.
Château de Thorens
Castle
The Château de Thorens is a castle in the commune of Thorens-Glières in the Haute-Savoie département of France. It is accessible from the north-east of Annecy by a road of about 20 km, going up to the plateau of Glières.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villaz and Nâves-Parmelan.
Villaz
Village
Photo: Lcs74, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villaz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Villaz is situated 7 km southwest of Thorens-Glières.
Nâves-Parmelan
Village
Photo: JL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nâves-Parmelan is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Nâves-Parmelan is situated 8 km southwest of Thorens-Glières.
La Roche-sur-Foron
Town
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Roche-sur-Foron is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located about 23 km southeast of Geneva, Switzerland. La Roche-sur-Foron station has rail connections to Lyon, Annecy, Saint-Gervais and Geneva. La Roche-sur-Foron is situated 9 km northeast of Thorens-Glières.
Thorens-Glières
- Categories: commune of France, delegated commune, and locality
- Location: Fillière, Arrondissement of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.99648° or 45° 59′ 47″ northLongitude
6.24933° or 6° 14′ 58″ eastPopulation
9,550Elevation
659 metres (2,162 feet)Open location code
8FQ8X6WX+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 26694704OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2972727Wikidata ID
Q845836
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From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Thorens-Glières” goes by many names.
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