Cran-Gevrier
Part of Annecy in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Cran-Gevrier (French pronunciation: [kʁɑ̃ ʒəvʁije]; Arpitan: Kran-Zhèvrî)[2] is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune of Annecy.[3]
CountryFrance
Area
4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)1
Population
(2022)[1]
17,985DemonymCran-Gevriens / Cran-gevriennes
Cran-Gevrier
Kran-Zhèvrî (Savoyard) | |
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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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Annecy |
| Canton | Seynod |
| Commune | Annecy |
Area 1 | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 17,985 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cran-Gevriens / Cran-gevriennes |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74960 |
| Elevation | 396–528 m (1,299–1,732 ft) |
| Website | Ville-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
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[4]
Bathgate, Scotland[5][6] 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.
