Grésy-sur-Aix

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Grésy-sur-Aix

Total population

4,571

Elevation253 m

Land area12.73 km²

Coordinates45.72°, 5.93°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Grésy-sur-Aix is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is 4 kilometres away from Aix-les-Bains. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Claude de Seyssel

French archbishop and author (1450-1520)

Agnès Soral

French actress

Amadeus V

Count of Savoy (1285–1323)

Hervé Renard

French football manager (born 1968)

Christiane Legrand

French singer (1930–2011)

C

Catherine Leterrier

French costume designer

G

Gabriel-Marie Garrone

Catholic cardinal (1901–1994)

Félix Dupanloup

French bishop (1802-1878)

Jacques Forestier

French rheumatologist (1890-1978)

Matthieu Ricard

French writer and Buddhist monk

Alexandre Moret

French archaeologist, egyptologist and professor (1868-1938)

Georges Parent

French cyclist (1885-1918)

Soheil Ayari

racing driver, 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Championship winner

Jean-Pierre Delphis

French bicycle racer

Joseph-François Michaud

French academic (1767-1839)

Gilles Bernheim

French rabbi

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Tresserve
  3.8 mi away · pop. 2,945
• La Ravoire
  11.4 mi away · pop. 9,042
• Culoz
  11.4 mi away · pop. 3,426
• Belley
  12.2 mi away · pop. 9,239
• Saint-Jorioz
  13.6 mi away · pop. 6,287
• Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny
  15.1 mi away · pop. 4,170
• Montmélian
  16.4 mi away · pop. 4,058
• Pont-de-Beauvoisin
  18 mi away · pop. 3,562
• Aoste
  18.2 mi away · pop. 2,869
• Les Avenières
  18.8 mi away · pop. 7,740
• Chimilin
  18.9 mi away · pop. 1,403
• Brangues
  19.6 mi away · pop. 627

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-06-08

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-08

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-08

Green Whip Snake

Hierophis viridiflavus

Seen 2026-06-07

thick-leaved stonecrop

Sedum dasyphyllum

Seen 2026-06-07

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Seen 2026-06-07

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-07

Yellow-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Seen 2026-06-07

Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Grésy-sur-Aix, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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