Annemasse
Anemâsse (Arpitan) | |
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Coordinates: 46°11′45″N 6°14′11″E / 46.1958°N 6.2364°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
Canton | Annemasse |
Intercommunality | Annemasse – Les Voirons |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Dupessey[1] (DVG) |
Area 1 | 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 37,918 |
• Density | 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74012 /74100 |
Elevation | 399–504 m (1,309–1,654 ft) (avg. 433 m or 1,421 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Annemasse (French pronunciation: [anmas]; Arpitan: Anemâsse) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Even though it covers a relatively small territory (4.98 km2 or 1.92 sq mi), it is Haute-Savoie's second most populous commune after the prefecture Annecy, with 36,250 residents as of 2018.[3]
Annemasse is part of the Grand Genève (Greater Geneva), a transborder agglomeration between France and Switzerland, which encompasses the developed areas on the southwestern shore of Lake Geneva. It lies near the Swiss border, approximately 8 km (5 mi) east of Geneva. Its railway station is served by TGV, RegioExpress, Léman Express and TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.