Sévrier
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Seynod |
| Intercommunality | Lac d'Annecy |
| Mayor | Pierre Hérisson (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 440–1,287 m (1,440–4,222 ft) (avg. 456 m or 1,496 ft) |
| Land area1 | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,099 (2006) |
| - Density | 324 /km2 (840 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74267/ 74320 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 45°51′55″N 6°08′26″E / 45.8653°N 6.1406°E
Sévrier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is located on the north-western banks of Lake Annecy. It is essentially a residential suburb of Annecy.
World heritage site [edit]
It 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.[1]
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