Vétraz-Monthoux | |
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Commune | |
A view across the lake in Vétraz-Montoux
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Coordinates: 46°10′30″N 6°15′20″E / 46.175°N 6.2556°ECoordinates: 46°10′30″N 6°15′20″E / 46.175°N 6.2556°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
Canton | Gaillard |
Intercommunality | Annemasse - Les Voirons Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.