Viuz-en-Sallaz

Viuz-en-Sallaz
A general view of Viuz-en-Sallaz
A general view of Viuz-en-Sallaz
Coat of arms of Viuz-en-Sallaz
Location of Viuz-en-Sallaz
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Viuz-en-Sallaz is located in France
Viuz-en-Sallaz
Viuz-en-Sallaz
Viuz-en-Sallaz is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Viuz-en-Sallaz
Viuz-en-Sallaz
Coordinates: 46°08′54″N 6°24′40″E / 46.1483°N 6.4111°E / 46.1483; 6.4111
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonBonneville
IntercommunalityQuatre Rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Pochat-Baron[1]
Area
1
20.99 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,600
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Viuzienne, Viuzien
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74311 /74250
Elevation550–1,500 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]; Arpitan: Viu) 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Mairie de Viuz-en-Sallez Histoire". Mairie de Viuz-en-Sallez.