Ségny
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Location of Ségny  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°17′49″N 6°04′25″E / 46.2969°N 6.0736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Gex |
| Canton | Thoiry |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Gex |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Guette |
| Area 1 | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 1,581 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01399 /01170 |
| Elevation | 467–519 m (1,532–1,703 ft) (avg. 479 m or 1,572 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ségny, also written Segny, is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Ségny is situated in the east of the department, in a district of the Lake Geneva / River Rhône basin known as the Pays de Gex. It lies on the important RN 5 trunk road from Paris to Geneva and is just five minutes by road from Geneva Cointrin International Airport. A local bus service connects Ségny to Geneva city centre, which is some 13 km (8.1 mi) away.
Ségny became a member of the Pays de Gex Community of Communes on 1 January 1996. The commune is bordered by Cessy to the north, Versonnex to the east, Prévessin-Moëns and Ornex to the south, and Échenevex and Chevry to the west.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 221 | — |
| 1800 | 432 | +95.5% |
| 1806 | 261 | −39.6% |
| 1821 | 253 | −3.1% |
| 1831 | 311 | +22.9% |
| 1836 | 328 | +5.5% |
| 1841 | 316 | −3.7% |
| 1846 | 280 | −11.4% |
| 1851 | 282 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 270 | −4.3% |
| 1861 | 264 | −2.2% |
| 1866 | 284 | +7.6% |
| 1872 | 292 | +2.8% |
| 1876 | 300 | +2.7% |
| 1881 | 289 | −3.7% |
| 1886 | 275 | −4.8% |
| 1891 | 253 | −8.0% |
| 1896 | 235 | −7.1% |
| 1901 | 257 | +9.4% |
| 1906 | 237 | −7.8% |
| 1911 | 249 | +5.1% |
| 1921 | 250 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 239 | −4.4% |
| 1931 | 216 | −9.6% |
| 1936 | 217 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 201 | −7.4% |
| 1954 | 223 | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 279 | +25.1% |
| 1968 | 449 | +60.9% |
| 1975 | 783 | +74.4% |
| 1982 | 1,002 | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 1,211 | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 1,348 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 1,581 | +17.3% |
See also
References
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