Sevrier
Appearance
Sevrier | |
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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 (2014–2020) | Jacques Rey |
Area 1 | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 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. |
Sevrier (before 2017: Sévrier)[2] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-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
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.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "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)
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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