Héry-sur-Alby (; literally ''Héry on Alby''; frp, Éri) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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in the
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is ...
department
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Government and military
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in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
region
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in south-eastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
Geography
The
Chéran
The Chéran () is a long river in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie'' départements'', eastern France. Its source is at Verrens-Arvey, in the ''massif des Bauges''. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Fier into which it flows at ...
forms the commune's eastern border.
Gallery
File:Panorama du massif des Bornes et des Bauges vu depuis Héry-Sur-Alby.jpg, Panorama of the massif des Bornes and
Bauges
The Bauges Mountains ( French: ''Massif des Bauges'') is a mountain range in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Eastern France, stretching from the city of Annecy, Haute-Savoie to the city of Chambéry, Savoie, which is part of the French Prealps.
Major p ...
seen from Héry-sur-Alby
File:Le Trélod, la Montagne du Charbon et les Tours Saint-Jacques vus depuis la commune d'Héry-sur-Alby.jpg, The
Trélod
Trélod is a mountain of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France. It lies in the Bauges range of the French Prealps
The French Prealps (french: Préalpes) are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the Fr ...
, The
Montagne du Charbon
Montagne du Charbon (1,932 m) is a mountain in the Bauges in Savoie, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and te ...
et the Tours Saint-Jacques seen from Héry-sur-Alby.
File:Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité d'Héry-sur-Alby.jpg, Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church in Héry-sur-Alby.
File:Couché de soleil sur le Parmelan vu depuis la commune d'Héry-sur-Alby d'Héry-sur-Alby.jpg, Sunset on the snowy Parmelan, seen from Héry-sur-Alby.
File:Dans les rues enneigées d'Héry.JPG, Snowy streets in Héry-sur-Alby.
File:Le Semnoz vu depuis un champ de blé au sommet de colline d'Héry-Sur-Alby.jpg, The
Semnoz
Semnoz () is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range. It has an altitude of above sea level. The mountain is crossed by the D41/D110 road near to the Crêt de Chatillon at an altitude of .
Tour de France
The penultimate st ...
seen from a wheat field on top of Héry-sur-Alby's hill.
File:Panorama du Parmelan et du Semnoz enneigé vus depuis la commune d'Héry-sur-Alby.jpg, Panorama of the snowy Parmelan and
Semnoz
Semnoz () is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Bauges range. It has an altitude of above sea level. The mountain is crossed by the D41/D110 road near to the Crêt de Chatillon at an altitude of .
Tour de France
The penultimate st ...