Loisin (; frp, Luèsin) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

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department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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in south-eastern

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.Commune de Loisin (74150)
INSEE It has approximately 1500 inhabitants.

Monuments and places

* Saint-Affre Church

Politics and administration

Administrative situation

In 1860 after the annexation from the Savoy, Loisin became part of the canton of

Douvaine Douvaine () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Location Located on the old Roman way, now the National Road 5, Douvaine is part of the Canton of Sciez that includes 25 comm ...

. Since 2015, it belongs to the canton of

Sciez Sciez (; frp, Siéz) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Sciez forms part of a transborder agglomeration known as Grand Genève (Greater Geneva). Geography Situation Loc ...

after the cantonal redistribution law from 2014. The commune is part of the

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

Thonon Agglomération Thonon Agglomération is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Thonon-les-Bains. It is located in the Haute-Savoie department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Created in 2017 ...

Sustainable development policy

In 2008, the commune engaged a Sustainable Development policy with the creation of an

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Notable people

Maurice Dunand Maurice Dunand (4 March 1898 – 23 March 1987) was a prominent French archaeologist specializing in the ancient Near East, who served as director of the Mission Archéologique Française in Lebanon. Dunand excavated Byblos from 1924 to 1975, and ...

(1898-1987),

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