Agglomeration community of Annemasse – Les Voirons
Communauté d'agglomération in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The agglomeration community Annemasse – Les Voirons is an intercommunal structure located in Haute-Savoie, France. It consists of the town Annemasse and 11 neighbouring communes. It is located at the Swiss border, east of Geneva, between the mountains Salève and Voirons. Its area is 78.2 km2. Its population was 90,378 in 2018, of which 36,250 in Annemasse proper.[1]
Annemasse – Les Voirons | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| No. of communes | 12 |
| Established | 1 January 2002 |
| Seat | Annemasse |
| Government | |
| • President (2020–2026) | Gabriel Doublet (UDI) |
Area | 78.2 km2 (30.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 90,378 |
| • Density | 1,156/km2 (2,990/sq mi) |
| Website | www.annemasse-agglo.fr |
History
In 1966, the communes of Ambilly, Annemasse, Etrembières, Gaillard, Ville-la-Grand and Vétraz-Monthoux formed the syndicat intercommunal à vocations multiples of the Annemasse agglomeration. This cooperation became a communauté de communes on January 1, 2002.[2] The communauté de communes of the Annemasse agglomeration and the communauté de communes of the Voirons merged to form the present agglomeration community in 2008.[3]
Communes
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 12 communes:[4][5]
Politics
Community council
The council is composed of 79 delegates of municipal councils of member communes.[6]
| Commune | Number of delegates |
|---|---|
| Ambilly | 6 |
| Annemasse | 19 |
| Bonne | 4 |
| Cranves-Sales | 4 |
| Etrembières | 6 |
| Gaillard | 4 |
| Juvigny | 9 |
| Lucinges | 4 |
| Machilly | 4 |
| Saint-Cergues | 4 |
| Vétraz-Monthoux | 4 |
| Ville-La-Grand | 7 |
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.