Chevry, Ain

Chevry
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Chevry Coat of arms
Chevry
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Chevry
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Gex
Intercommunality	Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Ravot
Area1	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,184
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chevry is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Chevry is located between Gex and Saint-Genis-Pouilly, on the departmental highway RD984, which is the primary access to the town. 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.	±%
1962	313	—
1968	346	+10.5%
1975	574	+65.9%
1982	637	+11.0%
1990	733	+15.1%
1999	803	+9.5%
2006	1,184	+47.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE