Rumilly () is a commune in the

Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie () is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Gene ...

department in the

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in south-eastern

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. In 2020, the commune had a population of 15,944.

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 a ...

forms part of the commune's eastern border, crosses the village, flows north-northwestward through the northern part of the commune, then flows into the

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, which forms part of its northern border. Rumilly forms an

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with the adjacent, smaller commune

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Climate

Rumilly has an

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(

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''Cfb'') in spite of its relatively far inland position. Influenced by its elevation, summers are rather moderate on average, although they can be highly variable with extreme heat spikes. Winters see occasional freezing temperatures, but most often stays in the single-digits during daytime with frequent cold rain.

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s are normal during the night and snowfall is not uncommon.

Population

Politics

Christian Dulac is the current mayor of Rumilly, elected in 2023.

History

The communes' football club Rumilly-Vallières made it to the semi-finals of the

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for the first time in their history after beating

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2-0, whilst playing in the

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, the fourth tier of the

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. The victory was described as the "greatest feat" in Rumilly-Vallières's history by ''

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''. They exited the competition after a 5-1 defeat to

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side

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Twinning

Rumilly is twinned with

Michelstadt Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people. Geography Location Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkre ...

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and

Maglie Maglie (Salentino: ; Griko: , translit. ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. History The Maglie area was settled as early as the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, and before, as testifi ...

, Italy *

Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haute-Savoie. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Football Club Sportif Rumilly The Rugby Club Savoie Rumilly (formally known as Football Club Sportif Rumilly) is a French rugby union club based in Rumilly, Haute-Savoie, Rumilly in Haute-Savoie department. It's playing en Fédérale 1., the third level of French Rugby, The ...

Notable People

* François Descostes (1846-1908) - writer

References

Communes of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub