Agglomeration community of Annemasse – Les Voirons
Annemasse - Les Voirons | |
|---|---|
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| No. of communes | 12 |
| Established | January 1, 2002 |
| Seat | Annemasse |
| Government | |
| • President (2014-2020) | Christian Dupessey (PS) |
| Area | 73.69 km2 (28.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 90,045 |
| • Density | 1,222/km2 (3,160/sq mi) |
| Website | www.annemasse-agglo.fr |
The agglomeration community Annemasse - Les Voirons is an intercommunal structure located in Haute-Savoie, France. It consists of the town Annemasse and 11 neighbouring communes. It is located at the Swiss border, east of Geneva, between the mountains Salève and Voirons.
History
In 1966, the communes of Ambilly, Annemasse, Etrembières, Gaillard, Ville-la-Grand and Vétraz-Monthoux formed the syndicat intercommunal à vocations multiples of the Annemasse agglomeration. This cooperation became a communauté de communes on January 1, 2002.[1] The communauté de communes of the Annemasse agglomeration and the communauté de communes of the Voirons merged to form the present agglomeration community in 2007.[2]
Communes
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 12 communes:[3][4]
| INSEE Code | Commune | Inhabitants (2014) |
|---|---|---|
| 74012 | Annemasse | 35,402 |
| 74008 | Ambilly | 6,215 |
| 74040 | Bonne | 3,415 |
| 74094 | Cranves-Sales | 6,662 |
| 74118 | Étrembières | 2,334 |
| 74133 | Gaillard | 11,739 |
| 74145 | Juvigny | 671 |
| 74153 | Lucinges | 1,702 |
| 74158 | Machilly | 1,064 |
| 74229 | Saint-Cergues | 3,630 |
| 74298 | Vétraz-Monthoux | 8,515 |
| 74305 | Ville-la-Grand | 8,696 |
| Total | 12 communes | 90,045 |
Politics
Communitary council
The conseil is composed of 79 delegates of municipal councils of member communes.[5]
| Commune | Number of delegates |
|---|---|
| Ambilly | 6 |
| Annemasse | 19 |
| Bonne | 4 |
| Cranves-Sales | 4 |
| Etrembières | 6 |
| Gaillard | 4 |
| Juvigny | 9 |
| Lucinges | 4 |
| Machilly | 4 |
| Saint-Cergues | 4 |
| Vétraz-Monthoux | 4 |
| Ville-La-Grand | 7 |
References
- ^ Annemasse - Les Voirons Archived November 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Annemasse - Les Voirons Agglomération, French Wikipedia.
- ^ BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
- ^ INSEE
- ^ "Annemasse - Les Voirons: the communitary council". Archived from the original on 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-02-06.