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
Corzelyes (Arpitan)
Église Saint-Maurice
Église Saint-Maurice
Coat of arms of Cruseilles
Location of Cruseilles
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Cruseilles is located in France
Cruseilles
Cruseilles
Cruseilles is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cruseilles
Cruseilles
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[1]
Area
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25.41 km2 (9.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,723
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74096 /74350
Elevation450–1,352 m (1,476–4,436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

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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[3]

Notable people

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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

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References

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  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