Seynod

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Coordinates: 45°53′23″N 6°05′48″E / 45.88972, 6.096667

Administration
Commune of Seynod
Location

Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	seat of 12 communes
Intercommunality	Communauté de l'agglomération d'Annecy
Mayor	Françoise Camusso (UDF)
Statistics
Elevation	446–1,024 m
Land area^¹	19.17 km²
Population^² (2005)	18,890
- Density	985/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	74268/ 74600
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Seynod is a French commune, situated in the departement of Haute-Savoie and the Rhône-Alpes region.

The inhabitants of Seynod are called Seynodiens.

1 Administration
2 Geography
3 History
4 Economy
5 Monuments
6 Sports
7 Coat of Arms
8 Twinnings
9 Festivals
10 External links

[edit] Administration

The town of Seynod is the seat of the canton de Seynod which includes twelve communes, dependent of the arrondissement of Annecy.

Seynod is a member of the communauté de l'agglomération d'Annecy (C2A).

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] History

[edit] Economy

[edit] Monuments

Châteauvieux

Château de Périaz

Église Saint-Maurice du XVIe siècle, remaniée XVIIe et XIXe.

[edit] Sports

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

[edit] Coat of Arms

[edit] Twinnings

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 Catalogne.

[edit] 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.