Échenevex

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Échenevex

(2020–2026) Isabelle Passuello^[1]Area

16.44 km² (6.35 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,127 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01153 /01170

Elevation490–1,682 m (1,608–5,518 ft)
(avg. 635 m or 2,083 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Échenevex ([eʃnəvɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. As of 2020^[update], it is the commune with the fifth highest median per capita income (€51,020 per year) in France.^[3]

Geography

Échenevex is located between the Jura mountains and the Lake Geneva region. It is situated on the slopes of the Jura mountains, just 3 km south of Gex. The Large Hadron Collider passes under Échenevex, about 100 m below the surface. Echenevex consists partly of the Jura mountains natural park area and is approximately 8 minutes from the Crozet Telecabine ski station, and 15 minutes from Geneva International Airport.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	282	—
1975	371	+4.00%
1982	643	+8.17%
1990	997	+5.64%
1999	1,197	+2.05%
2007	1,500	+2.86%
2012	1,813	+3.86%
2017	2,132	+3.29%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Gallery

Source of the Allondon River
Way to Allondon source
Echenevex in the snow

Panoramic view of Echenevex

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Structure et distribution des revenus, inégalité des niveaux de vie en 2020 Archived 28 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, Base niveau communes en 2020, INSEE.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE