Chessenaz
Shèsnâ (Savoyard) | |
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 A general view of Chessenaz | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chessenaz | |
Chessenaz Chessenaz | |
| Coordinates: 46°02′05″N 5°53′58″E / 46.0347°N 5.8994°E / 46.0347; 5.8994 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Intercommunality | CC Usses et Rhône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Jacqueson1 |
Area 1 | 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 239 |
| • Density | 45.7/km2 (118/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chesseniens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74071 /270 |
| Elevation | 290–595 m (951–1,952 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chessenaz (Savoyard: Shèsnâ)3 is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Toponymy
As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.