Chevry, Ain

Chevry (French pronunciation: [ʃəvʁi]; Arpitan: Chevri) is a commune in the Ain department, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France.[3] Chevry's inhabitants are called Chevrysiens.

Chevry
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Chevry
Location of Chevry
Chevry is located in France
Chevry
Chevry
Chevry is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chevry
Chevry
Coordinates: 46°16′51″N 6°02′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonThoiry
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Gex
Government
  Mayor (20202026) David Munier[1]
Area
1
5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,226
  Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01103 /01170
Elevation457–580 m (1,499–1,903 ft)
(avg. 490 m or 1,610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chevry is located between Gex and Saint-Genis-Pouilly, on the departmental highway RD984, which is the primary access to the town. It is twenty minutes from the Swiss border near Geneva. The commune also includes the villages of Veraz (to the east) and Naz-Dessous (to the north).

The town has several rivers: the Great Journans, Petit Journans, the Allondon and Janvoin.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 346    
1975 574+7.50%
1982 637+1.50%
1990 733+1.77%
1999 803+1.02%
2007 1,151+4.60%
2012 1,333+2.98%
2017 1,812+6.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Commune de Chevry (01103), INSEE
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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