Chevry, Ain

Chevry (French pronunciation: [ʃəvʁi]; Arpitan: Chevri) is a commune in the Ain department, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France.^[3] Chevry's inhabitants are called Chevrysiens.

Chevry
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Chevry
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Coordinates: 46°16′51″N 6°02′13″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Thoiry
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Munier[1]
Area 1	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,301
• Density	394/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01103 /01170
Elevation	457–580 m (1,499–1,903 ft) (avg. 490 m or 1,610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chevry is located between Gex and Saint-Genis-Pouilly, on the departmental highway RD984, which is the primary access to the town. It is twenty minutes from the Swiss border near Geneva. The commune also includes the villages of Veraz (to the east) and Naz-Dessous (to the north).

The town has several rivers: the Great Journans, Petit Journans, the Allondon and Janvoin.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	346	—
1975	574	+7.50%
1982	637	+1.50%
1990	733	+1.77%
1999	803	+1.02%
2007	1,151	+4.60%
2012	1,333	+2.98%
2017	1,812	+6.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department