Sevrier
Sevrier | |
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 The Town Hall Square in Sévrier | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sevrier  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Seynod |
| Intercommunality | Lac d'Annecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Pierre Hérisson |
| Area 1 | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 4,099 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/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 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
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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