Gaillard

Coordinates: 46°11′09″N 6°12′30″E / 46.1858°N 6.2083°E / 46.1858; 6.2083
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Gaillard
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Gaillard is located in France
Gaillard
Gaillard
Gaillard is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gaillard
Gaillard
Coordinates: 46°11′09″N 6°12′30″E / 46.1858°N 6.2083°E / 46.1858; 6.2083
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonGaillard
IntercommunalityAnnemasse – Les Voirons
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Antoine Blouin[1]
Area
1
4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,175
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74133 /74240
Elevation392–425 m (1,286–1,394 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ɡajaʁ] ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Roseraie et Tour de Naz

Gaillard lies on the border with Switzerland, 5 km east of the city centre of Geneva. The biggest border crossing is called Moillesulaz and the second one is Fossard.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,233—    
1975 9,027+5.43%
1982 9,079+0.08%
1990 9,592+0.69%
1999 9,949+0.41%
2007 11,397+1.71%
2012 11,303−0.17%
2017 10,619−1.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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