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Cran Gevrier

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Haute-Savoie

Population (2014)
  
17,257

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:49 PM

Region
  
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Canton
  
Canton of Seynod

Area
  
4.8 km²

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Annecy

Cran-Gevrier

Intercommunality
  
Communauté de l'agglomération d'Annecy

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 94% Humidity

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

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Map of 74960 Cran-Gevrier, France

Geography

Cran-Gevrier is in the east 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
  • Bathgate, Scotland 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.

    • References

    Cran-Gevrier Wikipedia
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