Saint-Genis-Pouilly
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Gex | |
| Canton | Saint-Genis-Pouilly | |
| Community association | Pays de Gex | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ' N , 6 ° 1' E | |
| height | 419-502 m | |
| surface | 9.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 12,544 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,284 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01630 | |
| INSEE code | 01354 | |
| Website | www.saint-genis-pouilly.fr | |
 Saint-Pierre church |
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Saint-Genis-Pouilly is a French municipality with 12,544 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . She is a member of the Pays de Gex municipal association .
geography
The small town is on the border with Switzerland , only ten kilometers from downtown Geneva . Immediately west of Saint-Genis-Pouilly rises the Crêt de la Neige, the highest peak in the Jura .
Neighboring communities of Saint-Genis-Pouilly are Chevry in the northeast, Prévessin-Moëns in the east, Satigny (Switzerland) in the south, Thoiry in the southwest, Sergy in the west and Crozet in the northwest.
history
The municipality used to be called Pouilly-Saint-Genis (or Saint-Genix ). It was not until 1887 that the current place name was determined. The name Pouilly comes from the Latin "Appolliacum"; most likely a temple in honor of Apollo stood here in Roman times . Over the centuries, Saint-Genis became bigger and more important, it was a post-relay, but it wasn't until the construction of the CERN in the mid-1960s that it began to flourish as a small town.
Population development
With 12,544 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Saint-Genis-Pouilly is the sixth largest municipality in the Ain department. The population increased by 39.4% between 1999 and 2010.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 904 | 2030 | 3549 | 4631 | 5696 | 6393 | 7865 | 9186 |
