Vétraz-Monthoux

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

Vétraz-Monthoux
A view across the lake in Vétraz-Montoux
Location of Vétraz-Monthoux
Vétraz-Monthoux
Vétraz-Monthoux
Coordinates: 46°10′30″N 6°15′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonGaillard
IntercommunalityAnnemasse - Les Voirons Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Michelle Amoudruz
Area
1
7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
8,900
  Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74298 /74100
Elevation400–573 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.
Mont Blanc from Vétraz-Monthoux

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.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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