Cran-Gevrier

Cran-Grevier 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]

Cran-Gevrier
Part of Annecy
View of Cran-Gevrier, coming from Annecy
Coat of arms
Location of Cran-Gevrier
Cran-Gevrier
Cran-Gevrier
Coordinates: 45°54′35″N 6°06′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonSeynod
CommuneAnnecy
Area
1
4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
18,264
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Cran-Gevriens / Cran-gevriennes
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
74960
Elevation396–528 m (1,299–1,732 ft)
WebsiteVille-crangevrier.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

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
  • 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

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 14 July 2016 (in French)
  3. "Partner cities". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. http://e-voice.org.uk/bathgate/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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