Marnaz

Marnaz (French pronunciation: [maʁna]; Arpitan: Marnâ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is around 34 km south-east of Geneva.

Marnaz
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Marnaz
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Coordinates: 46°03′36″N 6°31′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Bonneville
Canton	Cluses
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Vannson[1]
Area 1	9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,920
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Marnerot / Marnerotte
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74169 /74460
Elevation	464–2,098 m (1,522–6,883 ft)
Website	Mairiedemarnaz.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,565	—
1975	2,949	+2.01%
1982	3,595	+2.87%
1990	4,019	+1.40%
1999	4,442	+1.12%
2007	5,219	+2.04%
2012	5,147	−0.28%
2017	5,521	+1.41%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Marnaz is twinned with Quincinetto, Italy since 1996.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department