Villaz

Villaz
Commune
View of Villaz from Argonay
Coat of arms
Location of Villaz
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Coordinates: 45°56′58″N6°11′29″E / 45.9494°N 06.1915°E / 45.9494; 06.1915
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Annecy-3
Intercommunality	CA Grand Annecy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Martinod [1]
Area 1	15.27 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [2]	3,607
• Density	236.2/km2 (611.8/sq mi)
Demonym	villazois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74303 /74370
Elevation	463–1,680 m (1,519–5,512 ft) (avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft)
Website	www.villaz.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The river Fier forms the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	612	—
1975	814	+4.16%
1982	1,129	+4.78%
1990	1,602	+4.47%
1999	2,068	+2.88%
2007	2,414	+1.95%
2012	3,059	+4.85%
2017	3,427	+2.30%
Source: INSEE [3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE