Annemasse

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Annemasse
Annemasse coat of arms
Annemasse (France)
Annemasse
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton Annemasse (main town)
Community association Annemasse-Les Voirons-Agglomération
Coordinates 46 ° 12 '  N , 6 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 '  N , 6 ° 14'  E
height 399-504 m
surface 4.98 km 2
Residents 35,712 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7,171 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 74100
INSEE code 74012
Website www.annemasse.fr

Church Saint-André in Annemasse

Annemasse is a French city with 35,712 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the capital of the canton Annemasse and belongs to the arrondissement Saint-Julien-en-Genevois .

geography

Annemasse is eight kilometers from the center of Geneva and 34 kilometers from Annecy , near the border with Switzerland and Lake Geneva .

Population development

year 1561 1793 1856 1901 1921 1936 1954 1968 1990 2009
Residents 510 515 1,045 2,811 4,208 8,018 10,209 17.166 27,253 31,293

politics

Christian Dupessey has been the city's mayor since 2008 .

traffic

Annemasse station

Annemasse has a train station on the Léaz – Saint-Gingolph line , which is also the starting point for the lines to Genève-Cornavin and Aix-les-Bains .

In October 2019, the tracks for connecting the city to the Geneva tram network were largely completed. The eastern terminus of the future line 17, which is scheduled to start operating on December 15, 2019, was created in Annemasse at Parc de Montessuit. A tram vehicle was first used for test drives in Annemasse on October 14, 2019.

With the opening of the Cornavin – Eaux-Vives – Annemasse railway line and the Léman Express , Annemasse station will become the second largest station in the greater Geneva / Annemasse area due to its position as a railway junction (served by five lines) and the importance of the rail services being created. It is also set to become the fourth largest train station in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in terms of passenger numbers, which are expected to increase from 800,000 to around 4.5 million in 2020.

Town twinning

Twin city of Annemasse since 1970 Gaggenau in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany). Friendship agreements have existed with Sieradz in Poland since 2001 and with Boisbriand in the province of Québec ( Canada ) since 2000 .

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blickpunkt Tram 6/2019, p. 124.
  2. ↑ Town twinning on the official homepage

Web links

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