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Sevrier

Coordinates: 45°51′55″N 6°08′26″E / 45.8653°N 6.1406°E / 45.8653; 6.1406
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Sevrier
Commune
The Town Hall Square in Sevrier
The Town Hall Square in Sevrier
Coat of arms of Sevrier
Coat of arms
Location of Sevrier
Map
Sevrier is located in France
Sevrier
Sevrier
Sevrier is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sevrier
Sevrier
Coordinates: 45°51′55″N 6°08′26″E / 45.8653°N 6.1406°E / 45.8653; 6.1406
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonAnnecy-2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Annecy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Lyonnaz[1]
Area
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12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,156
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74267 /74320
Elevation440–1,287 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 (French pronunciation: [səvʁije]; before 2017: Sévrier; Arpitan: Sevrî)[3] 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.

Geographical features around Lake Annecy

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,790—    
1975 2,163+2.74%
1982 2,465+1.88%
1990 2,980+2.40%
1999 3,421+1.55%
2007 3,855+1.50%
2012 4,078+1.13%
2017 4,161+0.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

World Heritage Site

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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.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2017-149 7 February 2017 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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