Agglomeration community of Annemasse – Les Voirons facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Annemasse – Les Voirons
Communauté d'agglomération
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
No. of communes	12
Established	1 January 2002
Seat	Annemasse
Area
• Total	78.2 km2 (30.2 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	90,378
• Density	1,155.7/km2 (2,993.3/sq mi)
Website	www.annemasse-agglo.fr

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.

History

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. 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.

Communes

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 12 communes: