Viuz-en-Sallaz

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.

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Viuz-en-Sallaz
Commune
A general view of Viuz-en-Sallaz
Coat of arms
Location of Viuz-en-Sallaz
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Coordinates: 46°08′54″N 6°24′40″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  (2022)[2]	4,668
• Density	220/km2 (580/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.

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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]