Seynod

Seynod
Part of Annecy
The road into Seynod
Coat of arms
Location of Seynod
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Coordinates: 45°53′23″N 6°05′48″E / 45.8897°N 6.0967°E / 45.8897; 6.0967
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Seynod
Commune	Annecy
Area ¹	19.17 km² (7.40 sq mi)
Population (2019)^[1]	22,765
• Density	1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	74600
Elevation	446–1,024 m (1,463–3,360 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Seynod (French pronunciation: [sɛno]; Arpitan: Sénu) 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.^[2]

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.