Viry
A general view of Viry
A general view of Viry
Location of Viry
Viry is located in France
Viry
Viry
Viry is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Viry
Viry
Coordinates: 46°07′06″N 6°02′18″E / 46.1183°N 6.0383°E / 46.1183; 6.0383
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
IntercommunalityCC du Genevois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Chevalier[1]
Area
1
26.16 km2 (10.10 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
5,635
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74309 /74580
Elevation357–755 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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Van den Abeele, Andries (2005). Joseph François Marie Justin, comte de Viry (1737 - 1813), un parcours européen,. Les Échos Saléviens.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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