Sévrier
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Sévrier | |
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Sévrier | |
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Sévrier | |
Coordinates: 45°51′55″N 6°08′26″E / 45.8653°N 6.1406°ECoordinates: 45°51′55″N 6°08′26″E / 45.8653°N 6.1406°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Annecy |
Canton | Seynod |
Intercommunality | Lac d'Annecy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Pierre Hérisson |
Area | |
• Land1 | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 4,099 |
• Population2 Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Sévrier 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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