Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
region
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in south-eastern
France
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. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy.Arrêté préfectoral 14 July 2016
The inhabitants of Seynod are called Seynodiens.
Administration
The town of Seynod is the seat of a
canton
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Administrative division terminology
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Arts and ente ...
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
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September 26, 1999. A sponsorship has existed since 1989.
In 2002, the municipality proposed to be twinned with the town of
Malgrat de Mar
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in
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
.
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.