Annemasse
| Annemasse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
An aerial view of Annemasse
|
|||
|
|||
 Annemasse
|
|||
|
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Annemasse
|
|||
| Coordinates: 46°11′45″N 6°14′11″E / 46.1958°N 6.2364°ECoordinates: 46°11′45″N 6°14′11″E / 46.1958°N 6.2364°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | ||
| Department | Haute-Savoie | ||
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | ||
| Canton | Annemasse-Sud and Annemasse-Nord | ||
| Intercommunality | Annemasse – Les Voirons | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Christian Dupessay | ||
| Area1 | 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2014)2 | 34,953 | ||
| • Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 74012 / 74100 | ||
| Elevation | 399–504 m (1,309–1,654 ft) (avg. 433 m or 1,421 ft) |
||
|
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
|||
.svg)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Annemasse (French pronunciation: [anmas]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a chef-lieu de canton and part of a transborder agglomeration known as Grand Genève.
It lies on the border with Switzerland, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Geneva. It is the second largest city in the Haute-Savoie department with a population estimated at 33,166 in 2012.
Annemasse is part of the metropolitan area of Geneva, 2 km from the Swiss border, and 45 km from Annecy, the prefecture of the department. The city is surrounded by the Mont Salève (alt. 1300m) and the Arve River on the West, the Voirons (alt. 1450m) on the East and the Swiss border on the North.
The climate is temperate with influences from the Alps and the Leman Lake. The coldest months are January and February, and the hottest are in July and August. There is an annual average of 80 days with below zero temperatures. The minimum average is -1 °C and the maximum average is 26 °C. Annual rain is 975,7 mm with 118 rainy days a year.
...
Wikipedia