Gex, Ain

Gex
Town hall of Gex
Town hall of Gex
Coat of arms of Gex
Coat of arms
Location of Gex
Map
Gex is located in France
Gex
Gex
Gex is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gex
Gex
Coordinates: 46°20′00″N 6°03′28″E / 46.3333°N 6.0578°E / 46.3333; 6.0578
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonGex
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Pays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2014 - 2020) Patrice Dunand
Area
1
32.02 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
11,141
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
DemonymGexois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01173 /01170
Elevation532–1,614 m (1,745–5,295 ft)
(avg. 1,073 m or 3,520 ft)
Websitegex.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gex (French: [ʒɛks]) is a commune in the Ain department. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in east France. Gex is the capital of the arrondissement of Gex and of the historical region Pays de Gex.

It is 5 km (3.1 mi) from the Swiss border and 16 km (9.9 mi) from Geneva.

Geography

The area of Gex is 32.0 km2 (12.4 sq mi).[1] Its average altitude is 1,073 m (3,520 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 610 m (2,000 ft).[2]

The distances from Gex to other cities are:

Gex and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune de Gex

Climate

The climate of Gex, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Gex are known, in French, as Gexois (women: Gexoises').[3]

Gex's population, in 2014 was 11,141[4] and its population density is of 347.9 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Gex

Administration

Gex is a subprefecture of the Ain department and the capital of the arrondissement of Gex in the same department. It is also the capital of the canton of Gex, formed by 7 communes (29,557 inhabitants) (2014)

It is part of the intercommunality Pays de Gex.

References

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  1. ↑ "Commune de Gex (01173)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "City of Gex". Map-France.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Habitants du départment Ain" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.