Giez, Haute-Savoie

Giez

A view of old Giez

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Giez

Coordinates: 45°45′10″N 6°14′51″E / 45.7528°N 6.2475°E / 45.7528; 6.2475Coordinates: 45°45′10″N 6°14′51″E / 45.7528°N 6.2475°E / 45.7528; 6.2475
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Annecy
Canton Faverges
Intercommunality Pays de Faverges
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Yves Boos
Area1 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 446
  Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 74135 / 74210
Elevation 472–1,782 m (1,549–5,846 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Giez is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

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