Viuz-en-Sallaz | |
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 A general view of Viuz-en-Sallaz | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Viuz-en-Sallaz  | |
  Viuz-en-Sallaz  Viuz-en-Sallaz | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′54″N 6°24′40″E / 46.1483°N 6.4111°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Bonneville |
| Intercommunality | Quatre Rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pochat-Baron[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.99 km2 (8.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,600 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Viuzienne, Viuzien |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74311 /74250 |
| Elevation | 550–1,500 m (1,800–4,920 ft) (avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Viuz-en-Sallaz (French pronunciation: [vjy ɑ̃ sala]; Arpitan: Viu) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France, close to the Swiss border.
It was historically a possession of the noble house of de Faucigny and then passed to Ardutius de Faucigny, Bishop of Geneva and successive prince-bishops. It stayed in the possession of the church until the French Revolution. There is a statue of St Francis de Sales, then Bishop of Geneva, in Viuz.[3]
