Cran-Gevrier

Cran-Grevier is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy.[1]

Cran-Gevrier
Part of Annecy
View of Cran-Gevrier, coming from Annecy
Coat of arms
Location of Cran-Gevrier
Cran-Gevrier
Cran-Gevrier
Coordinates: 45°54′35″N 6°06′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonSeynod
CommuneAnnecy
Area
1
4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
17,257
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
139,693
Demonym(s)Cran-Gevriens / Cran-gevriennes
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
74960
Elevation396–528 m (1,299–1,732 ft)
WebsiteVille-crangevrier.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Cran-Gevrier is in the west of Annecy. Part of the town is on a hill (hill of Gevrier). The hamlet of Cran was on the level of the Thiou river. The top of the hill of Gevrier is designated as a natural area.

The Fier forms most of the commune's north-western border.

History

The city draws its origins from two hamlets: Cran and Gevrier. There are two possible origins for each one of these names:

  • Cran which means "notch" (permitted the establishment of a road between Boutae (Annecy) and Aquae (Aix-les-Bains), or between two rivers (river Thiou and river Fier).
  • Gevrier, the oldest hamlet, got its name either from the Grabriaccus villa, or from the word "guivre", the name of a mythical snake whose role in tales is to keep treasures (one finds a snake rolled up around a sword on the blazon of the lords of Aléry).

The Romans were the first to settle on the hill. A Roman villa and a theatre were built there.

Partner towns
  • Piossasco, Italy
  • Trenčín, Slovakia[2]
  • Bathgate, Scotland [3][4] The twinning agreement between Bathgate and Cran-Gevrier was signed in March 2010. Since then, many different projects have been started up, including International Camps for young people (including young Italians from Piossasco) as well as school-to-school projects.

See also

References
  1. Arrêté préfectoral 14 July 2016 (in French)
  2. "Partner cities". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. http://e-voice.org.uk/bathgate/
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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