Agglomeration community of Annemasse – Les Voirons

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
Official logo of Annemasse – Les Voirons
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
No. of communes12
Established1 January 2002
SeatAnnemasse
Government
 • President (2020–2026) Gabriel Doublet (UDI)
Area
78.2 km2 (30.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
90,378
 • Density1,156/km2 (2,990/sq mi)
Websitewww.annemasse-agglo.fr

History

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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

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The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 12 communes:[4][5]

Politics

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Community council

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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

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  1. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ Annemasse - Les Voirons Archived November 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rétrospective de 50 ans de service public intercommunal, Annemasse - Les Voirons Agglomération.
  4. ^ CA Annemasse-Les Voirons-Agglomération (N° SIREN : 200011773), BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ Intercommunalité : Communauté d'agglomération Annemasse-Les Voirons-Agglomération, INSEE
  6. ^ "Nous connaître Les élus" [Annemasse - Les Voirons: the community council]. Archived from the original on 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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