Annemasse
Sign in to saveAnnemasse (; Arpitan: Anemâsse) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Even though it covers a relatively small territory (4.98 km2 or 1.92 sq mi), it is Haute-Savoie's third most populous commune after the prefecture Annecy and Thonon-les-Bains, with 37,628 residents as of 2023.
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Annemasse is a small commune in eastern France that covers less than 5 square kilometers but is densely populated, making it the third-largest city in its department by population with nearly 38,000 residents. Despite its modest size, it ranks behind only the regional capital Annecy and Thonon-les-Bains in terms of how many people live there.
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- Locality
- Annemasse
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 28,275
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Annemasse (; Arpitan: Anemâsse) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Even though it covers a relatively small territory (4.98 km2 or 1.92 sq mi), it is Haute-Savoie's third most populous commune after the prefecture Annecy and Thonon-les-Bains, with 37,628 residents as of 2023.
Annemasse is part of the Grand Genève (Greater Geneva), a transborder agglomeration between France and Switzerland, which encompasses the developed areas on the southwestern shore of Lake Geneva. It lies near the Swiss border, approximately 8 km (5 mi) east of Geneva. Its railway station is served by TGV, RegioExpress, Léman Express and TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.