Vétraz-Monthoux

Vétraz-Monthoux
Commune

A view across the lake in Vétraz-Montoux
Vétraz-Monthoux

Coordinates: 46°10′30″N 6°15′20″E / 46.175°N 6.2556°E / 46.175; 6.2556Coordinates: 46°10′30″N 6°15′20″E / 46.175°N 6.2556°E / 46.175; 6.2556
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton Gaillard
Intercommunality Annemasse - Les Voirons Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Michelle Amoudruz
Area1 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 8,200
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 74298 /74100
Elevation 400–573 m (1,312–1,880 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Mont Blanc from Vétraz-Monthoux

Vétraz-Monthoux is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It is in the northern part of Haute-Savoie and right next to the Swiss border.

The poet Jean-Vincent Verdonnet (1923–2013) died in Vétraz-Monthoux.


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