- Crozet, Ain
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Crozet
CrozetAdministration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Ain Arrondissement Gex Canton Gex Intercommunality Pays de Gex Mayor Henri Piney
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 463–1,680 m (1,519–5,510 ft)
(avg. 541 m/1,775 ft)Land area1 27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi) Population2 1,766 (2008) - Density 64 /km2 (170 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 01135/ 01170 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. Coordinates: 46°16′50″N 6°00′45″E / 46.2805555556°N 6.0125°E
Crozet is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Crozet is nestled at the foot of the Jura mountains in eastern France several miles from the Swiss city of Geneva and a bit less than 100 miles (161 km) from the French city of Lyon. It is also near the Genève-Cointrin airport.
Its chief attraction is a cable car which carries hikers to the top of the Jura during the summer and serves a small ski resort during the winter. It has several sporting clubs: the St-Genis-Ferney-Crozet sporting association (soccer), a tennis club, and a ski club. Other places of interest include the remains of the château de Rossillon, a church (reconstructed around 1830), the Crozet forest, and the Monts-Jura ski station.
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Religious history
Saint Peter Chanel, later to die as a missionary in the Pacific and be declared a martyr and eventually canonised, was parish priest of Crozet between 1827 and 1830, and Church histories credit him with having at a short time revitalized this then run down parish.
Population
Historical population of Crozet, Ain 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 410 440 711 961 1164 1349 1766 See also
References
External links
- Lelex-Crozet
- Monts Jura resort
- Crozet's webpage (French)
- Crozet's ski club (French)
Categories:- Communes of Ain
- Ain geography stubs
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