Viry, Haute-Savoie

Viry (French pronunciation: [viʁi]; Arpitan: Vry) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Viry
Commune
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 / 46.1183; 6.0383
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 km^2 (10.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	5,635
• Density	220/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

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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