title: Loisin
text: # Loisin
  
  Loisin (French pronunciation: ​; Arpitan: Luèsin) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It has approximately 1500 inhabitants.
  
  ## Monuments and places
  
  * Saint-Affre Church
  
  ## Politics and administration
  
  ### Administrative situation
  
  In 1860 after the annexation from the Savoy, Loisin became part of the canton of Douvaine. Since 2015, it belongs to the canton of Sciez after the cantonal redistribution law from 2014. The commune is part of the communauté d'agglomération Thonon Agglomération.
  
  ### Sustainable development policy
  
  In 2008, the commune engaged a Sustainable Development policy with the creation of an agenda 21.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Maurice Dunand(1898-1987), archeologist.
  