Prévessin-Moëns

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Prévessin-Moëns

(2020–2026) Aurélie CHARILLON ^[1]Area

12.09 km² (4.67 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

9,063 • Density750/km² (1,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01313 /01280

Dialling codes0450Elevation419–486 m (1,375–1,594 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prévessin-Moëns is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

The residents of Prévessin-Moëns are known as Prévessinois or Prévessinoises (feminine).

Geography

The commune of Prévessin-Moëns is situated between the Jura mountains and the Alps, with a view of Mont Blanc. Originally founded as a combination of the communes of Prévessin and Moëns, the commune now also includes the hamlets of Magny, les Aglands, Brétigny, and Vésegnin. Founded as an agricultural commune, Prévessin-Moëns has transformed into a low-rise housing community populated mostly by "frontalier(e)s" who work across the Swiss border in the canton of Geneva. The town enjoys a temperate climate.

Education

The preschools-primary schools serving the community are École des Grands Chênes, École de la Bretonnière, École ALICE, and the intercommunal École Jean de la Fontaine (operated by SIVOM de l'Est Gessien of Ferney-Voltaire). Respectively, circa 2018, they had 340, 320, 280, and 85 students from Prévessin-Moëns commune.^[3]

Collège Le Joran (junior high school) is located in Prévessin-Moëns, while Lycée international de Ferney-Voltaire (having junior high school and senior high school/sixth form college) is in nearby Ferney-Voltaire.^[4] As of 2018^[update] Le Joran had about 500 students.^[5]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	743	—
1975	1,509	+10.65%
1982	2,240	+5.81%
1990	3,723	+6.56%
1999	4,261	+1.51%
2007	4,961	+1.92%
2012	7,410	+8.36%
2017	8,233	+2.13%
Source: INSEE^[6]

References

Prévessin-Moëns (in French)

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Ecoles." Prévessin-Moëns. Retrieved on 10 November 2018.
^ "Collège & lycée." Prévessin-Moëns. Retrieved on 10 November 2018.
^ "Collèges et lycée". Ferney-Voltaire. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE