Échenevex ([eʃnəvɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. As of 2020^[update], it is the commune with the fifth highest median per capita income (€51,020 per year) in France.^[3]

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Échenevex
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Location of Échenevex
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Coordinates: 46°18′34″N 6°02′12″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Thoiry
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Passuello[1]
Area 1	16.44 km2 (6.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,127
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01153 /01170
Elevation	490–1,682 m (1,608–5,518 ft) (avg. 635 m or 2,083 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Échenevex is located between the Jura mountains and the Lake Geneva region. It is situated on the slopes of the Jura mountains, just 3 km south of Gex. The Large Hadron Collider passes under Échenevex, about 100 m below the surface. Echenevex consists partly of the Jura mountains natural park area and is approximately 8 minutes from the Crozet Telecabine ski station, and 15 minutes from Geneva International Airport.

• Source of the Allondon River
• Way to Allondon source
• Echenevex in the snow

• Communes of the Ain department