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Chevry, Ain

Coordinates: 46°16′51″N 6°02′13″E / 46.2808°N 6.0369°E / 46.2808; 6.0369
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Chevry
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Chevry
Location of Chevry
Map
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 / 46.2808°N 6.0369°E / 46.2808; 6.0369
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonThoiry
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) David Munier[1]
Area
1
5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,261
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/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 (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 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Chevry (01103), INSEE
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE