Seynod
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonSeynod
CommuneAnnecy
Insee74268
Postal code74600
Coordinates45.8897°N 6.0967°E
Elevation min m446
Elevation max m1024
Area km 219.17
Population23574
Population date2022
Population footnotes[1]
Native nameSénu (Savoyard)

Seynod (sɛno; Savoyard: Sénu)[2] 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.[3]

The inhabitants of Seynod are called Seynodiens.

Administration

The town of Seynod is the seat of a canton which includes twelve communes. It is part of the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy.

Geography

To the south-southeast of the commune is the massif of Semnoz.

Landmarks

  • Châteauvieux
  • Château de Périaz
  • Église Saint-Maurice du XVIe siècle, remaniée XVIIe et XIXe.

Sports

The town is equipped with an auditorium and a summer/winter water sports complex. There is also a skate-park.

Twin towns

The town of Seynod was formally twinned with the town of Ineu in Romania September 26, 1999. A sponsorship has existed since 1989.

In 2002, the municipality proposed to be twinned with the town of Malgrat de Mar in Catalonia.

Festivals

Every first Sunday of September, the association Les Amis du Vieux Seynod organise the fête du Vieux Seynod, the goal of which is to recall the rural traditions and craftsmanship of the inhabitants.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. ^ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 14 July 2016 (in French)