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Chindrieux
Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Savoie Arrondissement Chambéry Canton Ruffieux Statistics Elevation 227–900 m (745–3,000 ft)
(avg. 284 m/932 ft)Land area1 16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi) Population2 1,214 (2006) - Density 74 /km2 (190 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 73085/ 73310 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 45°29′31″N 5°30′40″E / 45.4920°N 05.5111°E
Chindrieux is commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It lies near Lake Bourget.
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World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
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Categories:- Communes of Savoie
- Savoie geography stubs
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