Annemasse

Annemasse is a French town with 32 657 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the arrondissement of Saint -Julien -en- Genevois located the lake in Haute -Savoie, near the border with Switzerland and.

Geography

Annemasse is located two kilometers from the city of Geneva and 45 km from Annecy in the French-Swiss border.

The city belongs to two cantons: Annemasse Annemasse -Nord and Sud.

Population

In 1999, 56 726 people were living in the agglomeration.

Policy

Mayor of the city since 2008, Christian DUPESSEY.

Traffic

Annemasse is located in the center of a major transport node at the international Geneva airport ( Genève- Cointrin ) and less than ten minutes from the airport Annemasse.

The town has a station on the railway line Léaz -Saint -Gingolph which is the starting point of the railway line Annemasse -Eaux -Vives and the railway line Aix -les- Bains- Annemasse.

Twinning

Partners town of Annemasse since 1970 Gaggenau Baden- Württemberg ( Germany ). Friendship agreements exist with Sieradz in Poland and since 2000 in Boisbriand, Quebec (Canada) since 2001.

Personalities

  • Renatus Weber (1908-1992), German politician ( CDU) and a member of the Hamburg Parliament, born in Annemasse
  • Wolfgang Wind streets (1914-1974), opera singer ( tenor) and opera director, born in Annemasse
  • Jean -Marc Gaillard ( b. 1980 ), cross-country skier, born in Annemasse
  • Geoffrey Tréand ( born 1986 ), football player, born in Annemasse
  • Jérôme Coppel ( born 1986 ), cyclist, born in Annemasse
  • Tessa Worley (* 1989), alpine skier, born in Annemasse
  • Michel Montignac (1944-2010), French author of books on nutrition and founder of the Montignac Method, lived and died in Annemasse
Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Lake Geneva Wolfgang Windgassen Jean-Marc Gaillard Juvigny (Haute-Savoie) Saint-Cergues Bonne, Haute-Savoie
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