Chanaz
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Chanaz (Arpitan: Shânâ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 551.[3]
Chanaz
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The Canal de Savières in Chanaz | |
 Location of Chanaz | |
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| Coordinates: 45°48′34″N 5°47′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Bugey savoyard |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Lac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Husson[1] |
Area 1 | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 551 |
| • Density | 81.6/km2 (211/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73073 /73310 |
| Elevation | 220–572 m (722–1,877 ft) |
| Website | www.chanaz.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.
