Échenevex

Échenevex
Coat of arms
Échenevex
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Échenevex
Coordinates: 46°18′34″N 6°02′12″E / 46.3094°N 6.0367°ECoordinates: 46°18′34″N 6°02′12″E / 46.3094°N 6.0367°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Gex
Intercommunality	Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2014)	Pierre Rebeix
Area^1	16.44 km^2 (6.35 sq mi)
Population (2013)^2	1,988
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	01153 / 01170
Elevation	490–1,682 m (1,608–5,518 ft) (avg. 635 m or 2,083 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Échenevex is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

Échenevex is located between the Jura mountains and the Lake Geneva region. It is situated on the slopes of the Jura mountains, just 3 km south of Gex. The Large Hadron Collider passes under Échenevex, about 100m below the surface. Echenevex is situated in the Ain department (01), and in the Rhone Alps Region of France. Echenevex consists partly of the Jura mountains natural park area and is approximately 8 minutes from the Crozet Telecabine Ski Station, and 15 minutes from Geneva International Airport.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	267	—
1968	282	+5.6%
1975	371	+31.6%
1982	643	+73.3%
1990	997	+55.1%
1999	1,197	+20.1%
2008	1,538	+28.5%
2013	1,988	+29.3%

Gallery

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  Source of the Allondon River
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  Way to Allondon source
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  Echenevex town hall

Panoramic view of Echenevex

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE