La Giettaz
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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La Giettaz (Arpitan: La Zyèta) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
La Giettaz
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Road to the Col des Aravis at La Giettaz | |
 Location of La Giettaz | |
  La Giettaz  La Giettaz | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′47″N 6°29′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Ugine |
| Intercommunality | CA Arlysère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Danglard[1] |
Area 1 | 35.2 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 381 |
| • Density | 10.8/km2 (28.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73123 /73590 |
| Elevation | 1,002–2,611 m (3,287–8,566 ft) |
| 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.
