Montriond
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Montriond village | |
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Location of Montriond | |
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| Coordinates: 46°11′53″N 6°41′42″E / 46.1981°N 6.695°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains |
| Canton | Évian-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Chablais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Denne[1] |
Area 1 | 24.71 km2 (9.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 969 |
| • Density | 39.2/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74188 /74110 |
| Elevation | 877–2,340 m (2,877–7,677 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montriond (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁijɔ̃]; Arpitan: Meûryan) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
History
In 1534, the hamlet of Montriond obtained permission to build a chapel. After the creation of the parish in 1717 "for the benefit of the commoners of the two hamlets of Ellex, Mont Riond and the Chairavaux valley," Montriond formed an independent community from Saint-Jean-d'Aulps in 1741. The municipality obtained its own school in 1775.[3]
Geography
Montriond is just north of the ski resorts of Morzine and Avoriaz in the Portes du Soleil ski resorts area, on the western side of Lac de Montriond, a small lake.[4]
Landmarks
Montriond's village centre features a small supermarket, ski/outdoors retailer and several restaurants as well as a tourist information office and a town hall.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Henri Baud and Jean-Yves Mariotte, Histoire des communes savoyardes : Le Chablais, Roanne, Éditions Horvath, 1980, p. 236 (in French)
- ^ "Montriond" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 January 2026.