Cruseilles

Cruseilles

An old view of the church

Coat of arms
Cruseilles

Coordinates: 46°02′06″N 6°06′30″E / 46.035°N 6.1083°E / 46.035; 6.1083Coordinates: 46°02′06″N 6°06′30″E / 46.035°N 6.1083°E / 46.035; 6.1083
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton Cruseilles
Government
  Mayor Christian Bunz
Area1 25.41 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,776
  Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 74096 / 74350
Elevation 450–1,352 m (1,476–4,436 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.

Cruseilles is a town and commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Notable people

Notable as the birthplace of Louis Armand director of the SNCF, Euratom and a resistance fighter.

See also

References

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