Viry, Haute-Savoie

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Laurent Chevalier^[1]Area26.16 km² (10.10 sq mi)Population5,635 • Density220/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation357–755 m (1,171–2,477 ft)
(avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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