Sevrier (French pronunciation: [səvʁije]; before 2017: Sévrier; Arpitan: Sevrî)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Sevrier | |
|---|---|
 The Town Hall Square in Sevrier | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sevrier  | |
  Sevrier  Sevrier | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′55″N 6°08′26″E / 45.8653°N 6.1406°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Annecy-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Annecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Lyonnaz[1] |
Area 1 | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,156 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74267 /74320 |
| Elevation | 440–1,287 m (1,444–4,222 ft) (avg. 456 m or 1,496 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located on the north-western banks of Lake Annecy. It is essentially a residential suburb of Annecy.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,790 | — |
| 1975 | 2,163 | 2.74% |
| 1982 | 2,465 | 1.88% |
| 1990 | 2,980 | 2.40% |
| 1999 | 3,421 | 1.55% |
| 2007 | 3,855 | 1.50% |
| 2012 | 4,078 | 1.13% |
| 2017 | 4,161 | 0.40% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
World Heritage Site
editIt is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2017-149 7 February 2017 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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