Hermance
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| Coordinates: 46°18′N 06°14′E / 46.300°N 6.233°ECoordinates: 46°18′N 06°14′E / 46.300°N 6.233°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Geneva | |
| District | n.a. | |
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Maire Bernard Laperrousaz |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,016 | |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1248 | |
| SFOS number | 6625 | |
| Surrounded by | Anières, Chens-sur-Léman (FR-74), Coppet (VD), Tannay (VD), Veigy-Foncenex (FR-74) | |
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Hermance is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
Hermance is first mentioned in 1247 as intra Armentia. In 1271 it was mentioned as Eremencia.
Hermance has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.44 square kilometers (0.56 sq mi). Of this area, 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) or 57.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 13.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 29.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 22.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.4% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 10.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.8% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 15.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.7% is in lakes and 0.7% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located on the left bank of Lake Geneva.
The municipality of Hermance consists of the sub-sections or villages of Hermance - Rives-du-Lac, Le Bourg and La Croix-de-Bally.
Hermance has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,016. As of 2008[update], 28.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 16.5%. It has changed at a rate of 20% due to migration and at a rate of -2% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (643 or 78.8%), with English being second most common (73 or 8.9%) and German being third (36 or 4.4%). There are 14 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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