Ségny (), also written Segny, is a

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in the

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

department in eastern

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. Ségny is situated in the east of the department, in a district of the

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basin known as the Pays de Gex. It lies on the important RN 5 trunk road from

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and is just five minutes by road from

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. A local bus service connects Ségny to Geneva city centre, which is some away. Ségny became a member of the Pays de Gex Community of Communes on 1 January 1996. The commune is bordered by Cessy to the north, Versonnex to the east,

Prévessin-Moëns 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 ...

and Ornex to the south, and Échenevex and Chevry to the west.

Population

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