Ségny
Ségny | |
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Town hall | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ![]() ![]() Ségny | |
Coordinates: 46°17′49″N 6°04′25″E / 46.2969°N 6.0736°ECoordinates: 46°17′49″N 6°04′25″E / 46.2969°N 6.0736°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Gex |
Canton | Gex |
Intercommunality | Pays de Gex |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Guette |
Area1 | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 1,581 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01399 / 01170 |
Elevation |
467–519 m (1,532–1,703 ft) (avg. 479 m or 1,572 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. |
Ségny, also written Segny, is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Ségny is situated in the east of the department, in a district of the Lake Geneva / River Rhône basin known as the Pays de Gex. It lies on the important RN 5 trunk road from Paris to Geneva and is just five minutes by road from Geneva Cointrin International Airport. A local bus service connects Ségny to Geneva city centre, which is some 13 km (8.1 mi) away.
Ségny became a member of the Pays de Gex Community of Communes on 1 January 1996. The commune is bordered by Cessy to the north, Versonnex to the east, Prévessin-Moëns and Ornex to the south, and Échenevex and Chevry to the west.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 221 | — |
1800 | 432 | +95.5% |
1806 | 261 | −39.6% |
1821 | 253 | −3.1% |
1831 | 311 | +22.9% |
1836 | 328 | +5.5% |
1841 | 316 | −3.7% |
1846 | 280 | −11.4% |
1851 | 282 | +0.7% |
1856 | 270 | −4.3% |
1861 | 264 | −2.2% |
1866 | 284 | +7.6% |
1872 | 292 | +2.8% |
1876 | 300 | +2.7% |
1881 | 289 | −3.7% |
1886 | 275 | −4.8% |
1891 | 253 | −8.0% |
1896 | 235 | −7.1% |
1901 | 257 | +9.4% |
1906 | 237 | −7.8% |
1911 | 249 | +5.1% |
1921 | 250 | +0.4% |
1926 | 239 | −4.4% |
1931 | 216 | −9.6% |
1936 | 217 | +0.5% |
1946 | 201 | −7.4% |
1954 | 223 | +10.9% |
1962 | 279 | +25.1% |
1968 | 449 | +60.9% |
1975 | 783 | +74.4% |
1982 | 1,002 | +28.0% |
1990 | 1,211 | +20.9% |
1999 | 1,348 | +11.3% |
2008 | 1,581 | +17.3% |
See also
References
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