Sévrier

Sevrier
The Town Hall Square in Sévrier The Town Hall Square in Sévrier
Coat of arms of Sevrier Coat of arms
Sevrier
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Sevrier
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Seynod
Intercommunality	Lac d'Annecy
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pierre Hérisson
Area1	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	4,099
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
INSEE/Postal code	74267 / 74320
Elevation	440–1,287 m (1,444–4,222 ft) (avg. 456 m or 1,496 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sevrier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It is located on the north-western banks of Lake Annecy. It is essentially a residential suburb of Annecy.

File:LacAnnecy pt com.jpg

Geographical features around Lake Annecy

World heritage site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

• INSEE