Cruseilles

Cruseilles (French pronunciation: [kʁyzɛj]; Arpitan: Corzelyes; Savoyard dialect: Croueselyes) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 4,502.

Cruseilles
Corzelyes (Arpitan)
Église Saint-Maurice
Église Saint-Maurice
Coat of arms of Cruseilles
Location of Cruseilles
Cruseilles is located in France
Cruseilles
Cruseilles
Cruseilles is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cruseilles
Cruseilles
Coordinates: 46°02′06″N 6°06′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonLa Roche-sur-Foron
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Sylvie Mermillod[1]
Area
1
25.41 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
4,665
  Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74096 /74350
Elevation450–1,352 m (1,476–4,436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cruseilles is on the A41 autoroute, 12 km (7.4 mi) south-southeast of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.

Notable people

Cruseilles is notable as the birthplace of Louis Armand (1905–1971), who served as president of the SNCF and later of Euratom, was a Resistance officer in World War II, before he was elected to the Académie Française in 1963.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.


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