Vétraz-Monthoux

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Vétraz-Monthoux

(2020–2026) Patrick Antoine^[1]Area

7.11 km² (2.75 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

9,874 • Density1,400/km² (3,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74298 /74100

Elevation400–573 m (1,312–1,880 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It is in the northern part of Haute-Savoie and right next to the Swiss border.

The poet Jean-Vincent Verdonnet (1923–2013) died in Vétraz-Monthoux.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,231	—
1975	2,908	+3.86%
1982	3,413	+2.31%
1990	4,311	+2.96%
1999	5,297	+2.31%
2007	6,262	+2.11%
2012	7,562	+3.84%
2017	8,900	+3.31%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE