Montgirod

Montgirod (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʒiʁo]; Arpitan: Montsou) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Aime-la-Plagne.^[2] In August 1994, its town hall square was renamed the "Place du Colonel Peter Ortiz", after U.S. Marine Corps officer Peter J. Ortiz.

Montgirod
Part of Aime-la-Plagne
A view across the rooftops to the church
Location of Montgirod
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Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 6°35′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Commune	Aime-la-Plagne
Area 1	13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	483
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	73210
Elevation	556–2,255 m (1,824–7,398 ft)
Website	www.mairie-montgirod-centron.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	426	—
2011	450	+1.10%
2021	483	+0.71%
Source: INSEE[3][1]

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department