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Crozet is a commune in France, situated within the Ain department. It lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and is part of the arrondissement of Gex and the arrondissement of Nantua. The municipality shares borders with Chevry, Échenevex, Lélex, and Mijoux. Its official postal code is 01170, and it is associated with the canton of Thoiry.
The area of Crozet is 27.47 square kilometers. The population is 2,416, comprising 1,109 males and 1,029 females. The commune is located within the Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park. Elevation data varies by source, with figures listed at 1,680 meters and 554 meters above sea level. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Crozet
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Ain
- Arrondissement
- Gex
- Canton
- Thoiry
- Intercommunality
- CA Pays de Gex
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Martine Jouannet
- Area
- 27.47 km (10.61 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,416
- Density
- 87.95/km (227.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 01135 /01170
- Elevation
- 463–1,680 m (1,519–5,512 ft) , (avg. 541 m or 1,775 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Crozet
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nantua
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 2416
- Area
- 27.47
- Elevation
- 1043
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Gex
- Official website
- www.crozet.fr
- Image
- Mairie Crozet Ain 8.jpg
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- Commons category
- Crozet
- postal code
- 01170
- different from
- Le Crozet
- associated electoral district
- canton of Thoiry
- male population
- 1109
- female population
- 1029
- P8168
- Hilmar Kopper
- located in protected area
- Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-41-02-46
- fax number
- +33-4-50-42-47-65
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Encyclopedic overview
Crozet ( French pronunciation: [kʁozɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Crozet is nestled at the foot of the Jura mountains in eastern France some 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the centre of the Swiss city of Geneva and approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the French city of Lyon. It is also near Geneva International Airport, at a distance of some 10 kilometres (6 mi).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crozet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.