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Part of Faverges-Seythenex | |
 A general view of Faverges | |
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| Coordinates: 45°44′50″N 6°17′40″E / 45.7472°N 06.2944°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Faverges |
| Commune | Faverges-Seythenex |
Area 1 | 25.86 km2 (9.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | 6,943 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74210 |
| Elevation | 472–2,063 m (1,549–6,768 ft) (avg. 510 m or 1,670 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Faverges (French pronunciation: [favɛʁʒ]; Arpitan: Favèrges) is a former commune located in Haute-Savoie department situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (south-east of France). On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Faverges-Seythenex.[2]
It occupies a glacial valley which gave birth to the Lake Annecy.