Viry, Haute-Savoie
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Viry | |
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 A general view of Viry | |
Location of Viry  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°07′06″N 6°02′18″E / 46.1183°N 6.0383°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Intercommunality | CC du Genevois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Chevalier[1] |
Area 1 | 26.16 km2 (10.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,635 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74309 /74580 |
| Elevation | 357–755 m (1,171–2,477 ft) (avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Viry (French pronunciation: [viʁi]; Arpitan: Vry) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
History
[edit]Viry is the birthplace of Justin de Viry, a Sardinian and French diplomat and politician. He is still the only Savoyard to be buried in the Panthéon.[3] During the World War, Viry was one of the border towns with Switzerland through which many Jews fleeing Nazism passed.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,218 | — |
| 1975 | 1,561 | +3.61% |
| 1982 | 2,023 | +3.77% |
| 1990 | 2,550 | +2.94% |
| 1999 | 3,032 | +1.94% |
| 2007 | 3,423 | +1.53% |
| 2012 | 3,909 | +2.69% |
| 2017 | 5,182 | +5.80% |
| 2020 | 5,590 | +2.56% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Van den Abeele, Andries (2005). Joseph François Marie Justin, comte de Viry (1737 - 1813), un parcours européen,. Les Échos Saléviens.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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