Avully
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 6°00′E / 46.167°N 6.000°ECoordinates: 46°10′N 6°00′E / 46.167°N 6.000°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Geneva | |
| District | n.a. | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,771 | |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1237 | |
| SFOS number | 6603 | |
| Surrounded by | Avusy, Cartigny, Challex (FR-01), Chancy, Dardagny, Laconnex, Russin | |
| Website |
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| Nationality | Amount |
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 Portugal
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97 |
 France
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49 |
 Italy
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45 |
 Spain
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33 |
 UK
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24 |
 Belgium
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10 |
 Brazil
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10 |
 Poland
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7 |
 Cameroon
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7 |
 Netherlands
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5 |
Avully is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
Avully is first mentioned in 1220 as Avulie.
Avully has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.61 square kilometers (1.78 sq mi). Of this area, 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 15.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) or 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 6.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 11.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 42.7% is used for growing crops and 15.4% is pastures, while 6.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Champagne region. It consists of the settlements of Avully-Village, Epeisses, Eaumorte and Gennecy..
The municipality of Avully consists of the sub-sections or villages of La Touvière, Avully - Eaumorte, Avully - village, Avully - Gennecy and Epeisses.
Avully has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,771. As of 2008[update], 18.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 1.3%. It has changed at a rate of -9.7% due to migration and at a rate of 11.3% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,543 or 88.9%), with English being second most common (49 or 2.8%) and German being third (44 or 2.5%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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