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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Cruseilles Corzelyes (Arpitan)
Commune
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Coat of arms of CruseillesCoat of arms
Location of Cruseilles
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Coordinates: 46°02′06″N 6°06′30″E / 46.035°N 6.1083°E / 46.035; 6.1083
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonLa Roche-sur-Foron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Mermillod
Area25.41 km (9.81 sq mi)
Population4,723
 • Density190/km (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code74096 /74350
Elevation450–1,352 m (1,476–4,436 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cruseilles (French pronunciation: [kʁyzɛj]; Arpitan: Corzelyes; Savoyard dialect: Croueselyes) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

Cruseilles is on the A41 autoroute, 12 km (7.4 mi) south-southeast of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,610—    
1975 1,837+1.90%
1982 2,300+3.26%
1990 2,716+2.10%
1999 3,186+1.79%
2007 3,615+1.59%
2012 4,103+2.56%
2017 4,431+1.55%
20204,665+1.73%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

Cruseilles is notable as the birthplace of Louis Armand (1905–1971), who served as president of the SNCF and later of Euratom, was a Resistance officer in World War II, before he was elected to the Académie Française in 1963.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Haute-Savoie Communes of the Haute-Savoie department


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