Cran-Gevrier

Part of Annecy in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Cran-Gevrier (French pronunciation: [kʁɑ̃ ʒəvʁije]; Arpitan: Kran-Zhèvrî) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy.^[2]

Geography

Cran-Gevrier is in the west of Annecy. Part of the town is on a hill (hill of Gevrier). The hamlet of Cran was on the level of the Thiou river. The top of the hill of Gevrier is designated as a natural area.

The Fier forms most of the commune's north-western border.

History

The city draws its origins from two hamlets: Cran and Gevrier. There are two possible origins for each one of these names:

• Cran which means "notch" (permitted the establishment of a road between Boutae (Annecy) and Aquae (Aix-les-Bains), or between two rivers (river Thiou and river Fier).
• Gevrier, the oldest hamlet, got its name either from the Grabriaccus villa, or from the word "guivre", the name of a mythical snake whose role in tales is to keep treasures (one finds a snake rolled up around a sword on the blazon of the lords of Aléry).

The Romans were the first to settle on the hill. A Roman villa and a theatre were built there.

Partner towns

• Piossasco, Italy
• Trenčín, Slovakia^[3]
• Bathgate, Scotland^[4][5] The twinning agreement between Bathgate and Cran-Gevrier was signed in March 2010. Since then, many different projects have been started up, including International Camps for young people (including young Italians from Piossasco) as well as school-to-school projects.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 14 July 2016 (in French)
3. "Partner cities". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. "Voice Online Communities | Community Unavailable". Archived from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
5. "Signature de la charte de jumelage à Bathgate : Vincent PACORET - Cran-Gevrier, Canton de Seynod". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-20.