Annemasse
Annemasse
| |
|---|---|
The Hôtel de Ville (town hall) | |
Location of Annemasse | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′45″N 6°14′11″E / 46.1958°N 6.2364°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Annemasse |
| Intercommunality | Annemasse – Les Voirons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Dupessey (DVG) |
Area 1 | 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 37,595 |
| • Density | 7,500/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74012 /74100 |
| Elevation | 399–504 m (1,309–1,654 ft) (avg. 433 m or 1,421 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
.svg){kind=link}
Annemasse (French pronunciation: [anmas]; Arpitan: Anemâsse) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Even though it covers a relatively small territory (4.98 km2 or 1.92 sq mi), it is Haute-Savoie's second most populous commune after the prefecture Annecy, with 36,250 residents as of 2018.
Annemasse is part of the Grand Genève (Greater Geneva), a transborder agglomeration between France and Switzerland, which encompasses the developed areas on the southwestern shore of Lake Geneva. It lies near the Swiss border, approximately 8 km (5 mi) east of Geneva. Its railway station is served by TGV, RegioExpress, Léman Express and TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.