Marnaz

Marnaz
Marnâ (Savoyard)
Location of Marnaz
Marnaz
Marnaz
Coordinates: 46°03′36″N 6°31′36″E / 46.06°N 6.5267°E / 46.06; 6.5267
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonCluses
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Vannson[1]
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
5,964
 • Density661/km2 (1,710/sq mi)
DemonymMarnerot / Marnerotte
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74169 /74460
Elevation464–2,098 m (1,522–6,883 ft)
WebsiteMairiedemarnaz.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marnaz (French pronunciation: [maʁna]; Savoyard: Marnâ)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is around 34 km south-east of Geneva.

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.


Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,565—    
1975 2,949+2.01%
1982 3,595+2.87%
1990 4,019+1.40%
1999 4,442+1.12%
2007 5,219+2.04%
2012 5,147−0.28%
2017 5,521+1.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

Marnaz is twinned with Quincinetto, Italy since 1996.

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.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE