Doussard

Doussard
Doussard
Doussard
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Faverges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de Faverges
Mayor	Jean-Claude Deronzier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	442–1,804 m (1,450–5,919 ft)
Land area1	20.14 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population2	2,781  (1999)
- Density	138 /km2 (360 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	74104/ 74210
Website	Ville-doussard.fr
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°46′36″N 6°13′16″E / 45.7766666667°N 6.22111111111°E / 45.7766666667; 6.22111111111

Doussard is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

The village contains a landing field used by many paragliders, usually after they've taken off from the nearby Col de la Forclaz.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

• INSEE