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Peillonnex
Commune
Peillonnex village seen from the RD12 road
Coat of arms
Location of Peillonnex
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Coordinates: 46°07′56″N 6°22′31″E / 46.1321°N 6.3752°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Bonneville
Intercommunality	CC des Quatre Rivières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Raimbault[1]
Area 1	6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,363
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74209 /74250
Elevation	565–753 m (1,854–2,470 ft)
Website	www.peillonnex.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peillonnex (French pronunciation: [pɛjɔne]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. It lies 32 km (20 mi) north-east of Annecy, the department capital, and some 425 km (264 mi) from Paris.

The inhabitants are called Peillonnexois.

• Stiges du château des sires de Faucigny
• The priory of Peillonnex, whose village has preserved a part.
• The church of Peillonnex, is dated from the twelfth century, it is inscribed in the register of historical monuments. Its architecture combines Romanesque art and Savoyard baroque art. A small walking tour "wandering around the priory" takes a look at the surrounding landscape and the architecture of the church.

• Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (37km) [Map]

• Yvoire (27km)
• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (32km)

• Voltaire Chateau (25km) [Map]

• La Roche-sur-Foron (9km) [Map]
• Sallanches (29km)

• Haut-Jura (48km) [Map]

• Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (27km) [Map]
• Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (27km) [Map]
• Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (32km) [Map]

• Mole (6km) [Map]
• Cascade de la Diomaz (12km) [Map]
• Col de la Colombière (17km) [Map]
• Col de Romme (19km) [Map]
• Roc d'Enfer (19km) [Map]
• Mont Veyrier (30km) [Map]
• Cascade du Rouget (32km) [Map]
• Lac d'Annecy (34km) [Map]
• Roc de Chere (34km) [Map]
• Lac d'Anterne (36km) [Map]
• Gorges du Fier (37km) [Map]
• Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval (37km) [Map]
• Col de la Faucille (38km) [Map]
• Lac Cornu (41km) [Map]
• Le Brévent (42km) [Map]
• Lac de Lamoura (42km) [Map]
• Glacier des Bossons (47km) [Map]
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (47km) [Map]
• Montenvers (47km) [Map]
• Lac des Rousses (47km) [Map]
• Aiguille du Midi (48km) [Map]
• Mont Blanc (50km) [Map]
• Mer de Glace (50km) [Map]
• Lac de l'Abbaye (57km) [Map]
• Lacs d'Étival (61km) [Map]

• Annecy (32km)

• Evian-les-Bains (35km) [Map]
• Megeve (36km)

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department