Sevrier

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.

Sevrier
The Town Hall Square in Sevrier
The Town Hall Square in Sevrier
Coat of arms of Sevrier
Location of Sevrier
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
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonAnnecy-2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Annecy
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bruno Lyonnaz[1]
Area
1
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.

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

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

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

References

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