Collonges-sous-Salève Colonges (Arpitan) | |
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 Saint-Martin church in Collonges-sous-Salève | |
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 Location of Collonges-sous-Salève | |
  Collonges-sous-Salève  Collonges-sous-Salève | |
| Coordinates:46°08′31″N6°08′45″E / 46.1419°N 6.1458°E /46.1419; 6.1458 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Intercommunality | CC du Genevois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–2026) | Vincent Lecaque[1] |
Area 1 | 6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,876 |
| • Density | 632/km2 (1,640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74082 /74160 |
| Elevation | 466–1,301 m (1,529–4,268 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Collonges-sous-Salève (French pronunciation:[kɔlɔ̃ʒsusalɛv], literallyCollonges underSalève;Arpitan:Colonges), popularly known asCollonges, is acommune in theHaute-Savoiedepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion in EasternFrance. It is located on theSwiss border, betweenGeneva to the north andMont Salève to the south, after which it is named.
The name of Collonges (from the Latincolonica) designates a colony of farmers situated on land granted, along with certain liberties, by the land owner. The town dates from the 4th or 5th century. The modern commune has its roots in theAncien Régime, arising out of aparish whose existence is recorded from the 12th century.
Italian composerGiuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) and singerGiuseppina Strepponi (1815–1897) were married in secret in the parish church of Collonges-sous-Salève, which then laid in the territory of theKingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.[3] Collonges-sous-Salève is also the town of origin of the ancestors of French composerMaurice Ravel (1875–1937).
Although the town, as well as Haute Savoie generally, is traditionallyCatholic, Collonges-sous-Salève is the location ofAdventist University of France – Collonges andMaurice-Tièche comprehensive school, both owned by theSeventh-day Adventist church.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,712 | — |
| 1975 | 2,319 | +4.43% |
| 1982 | 2,519 | +1.19% |
| 1990 | 2,696 | +0.85% |
| 1999 | 3,120 | +1.64% |
| 2007 | 3,569 | +1.69% |
| 2012 | 3,887 | +1.72% |
| 2017 | 3,979 | +0.47% |
| 2020 | 3,973 | −0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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