Chessenaz

Chessenaz

*Shèsnâ* (Savoyard)
Chessenaz Shèsnâ (Savoyard)
Commune
	A general view of Chessenaz
	Coat of arms
	Location of Chessenaz
	Chessenaz Location within France Chessenaz Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
	Coordinates: 46°02′05″N 5°53′58″E / 46.0347°N 5.8994°E
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 Jacqueson
Area 1	5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2023)	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.

↑ "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.

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