Viuz-en-Sallaz
Viuz-en-Sallaz
Viu (Savoyard) | |
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A general view of Viuz-en-Sallaz | |
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Location of Viuz-en-Sallaz | |
Viuz-en-Sallaz Viuz-en-Sallaz | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′54″N 6°24′40″E / 46.1483°N 6.4111°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Intercommunality | Quatre Rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pochat-Baron[1] |
Area 1 | 20.99 km2 (8.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,681 |
| • Density | 223.0/km2 (577.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Viuzienne, Viuzien |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74311 /74250 |
| Elevation | 550–1,500 m (1,800–4,920 ft) (avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Viuz-en-Sallaz (French pronunciation: [vjy ɑ̃ sala]; Savoyard: Viu)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France, close to the Swiss border.
It was historically a possession of the noble house of de Faucigny and then passed to Ardutius de Faucigny, Bishop of Geneva and successive prince-bishops. It stayed in the possession of the church until the French Revolution. There is a statue of St Francis de Sales, then Bishop of Geneva, in Viuz.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,213 | — |
| 1975 | 2,267 | +0.34% |
| 1982 | 2,379 | +0.69% |
| 1990 | 2,944 | +2.70% |
| 1999 | 3,373 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 3,753 | +1.34% |
| 2012 | 3,947 | +1.01% |
| 2017 | 4,374 | +2.08% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mairie de Viuz-en-Sallez Histoire". Mairie de Viuz-en-Sallez.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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