Sévrier

Sevrier (before 2017: Sévrier)[2] 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
Coat of arms
Location of Sevrier
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 (20142020) Jacques Rey
Area
1
12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,161
  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

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.[3]

See also

References

Official website


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