La Muraz

La Muraz
La Mura (Savoyard)
Location of La Muraz
La Muraz
La Muraz
Coordinates: 46°07′27″N 6°12′23″E / 46.1242°N 6.2064°E / 46.1242; 6.2064
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonLa Roche-sur-Foron
IntercommunalityCC Arve et Salève
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Périnet[1]
Area
1
14.38 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,048
 • Density72.88/km2 (188.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74193 /74560
Elevation537–1,303 m (1,762–4,275 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Muraz (Savoyard: La Mura)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Toponymy

As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.


See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.