Cran-Gevrier
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Part of Annecy | |
 View of Cran-Gevrier, coming from Annecy | |
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Location of Cran-Gevrier  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°54′35″N 6°06′39″E / 45.9097°N 06.1107°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Seynod |
| Commune | Annecy |
| Area 1 | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 18,507 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cran-Gevriens / Cran-gevriennes |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74960 |
| Elevation | 396–528 m (1,299–1,732 ft) |
| Website | Ville-crangevrier.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cran-Gevrier is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy.[2]
Geography[edit]
Cran-Gevrier is in the west of Annecy. Part of the town is on a hill (hill of Gevrier). The hamlet of Cran was on the level of the Thiou river. The top of the hill of Gevrier is designated as a natural area.
The Fier forms most of the commune's north-western border.
History[edit]
The city draws its origins from two hamlets: Cran and Gevrier. There are two possible origins for each one of these names:
- Cran which means "notch" (permitted the establishment of a road between Boutae (Annecy) and Aquae (Aix-les-Bains), or between two rivers (river Thiou and river Fier).
- Gevrier, the oldest hamlet, got its name either from the Grabriaccus villa, or from the word "guivre", the name of a mythical snake whose role in tales is to keep treasures (one finds a snake rolled up around a sword on the blazon of the lords of Aléry).
The Romans were the first to settle on the hill. A Roman villa and a theatre were built there.
Partner towns[edit]
Piossasco, Italy
Trenčín, Slovakia[3]
Bathgate, Scotland[4][5] The twinning agreement between Bathgate and Cran-Gevrier was signed in March 2010. Since then, many different projects have been started up, including International Camps for young people (including young Italians from Piossasco) as well as school-to-school projects.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 14 July 2016 (in French)
- ^ "Partner cities". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Voice Online Communities | Community Unavailable". Archived from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Signature de la charte de jumelage à Bathgate : Vincent PACORET - Cran-Gevrier, Canton de Seynod". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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