Annemasse

Annemasse
	Annemasse
	Annemasse
	Annemasse
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton	Annemasse-Sud and Annemasse-Nord
Intercommunality	Annemasse
Mayor	Christian Dupessay; (2008–present)
Statistics
Elevation	399–504 m (1,309–1,654 ft); (avg. 433 m or 1,421 ft)
Land area1	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population2	29,540 (2010)
- Density	5,932 /km2 (15,360 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	74012/ 74100
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
	2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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Coordinates: 46°11′45″N 6°14′11″E / 46.1958°N 6.2364°E / 46.1958; 6.2364

Annemasse is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It lies on the border with Switzerland. It is the second town in the Haute-Savoie department with a population estimated to 29'450 in 2010.^[1]

Annemasse from space

[edit] Geography

Annemasse is part of the metropolitan area of Geneva.

Annemasse is the last exit of the French motorway A40 before the border. It is thus well connected with the other cities of the region.

The city is surrounded by the Mont Salève (alt. 1300m) and the Arve River on the West, the Voirons (alt. 1450m) on the East and the Swiss border on the North.

[edit] Economy

The main activity is commerce: due to the foreign exchange situation, a lot of Swiss people come to Annemasse to purchase food and other commodities. A large proportion of the population work in Geneva, Switzerland, where the salaries are higher than in France. To encourage this mobility, the CEVA project will extend the existing rail connection between Annemasse and Genève Eaux-Vives through to Gare de Cornavin

[edit] Companies

Annemasse has 1,898 company locations on its territory, a large share of it being shops and services. The three main companies operating in Annemasse are Parker Hannifin (turnover: € 134 million), Siegwerk (107 M €) and the Giant Casino Annemasse (17 M €, enlarged in 2003).