La Muraz
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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La Muraz (Savoyard: La Mura)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
La Muraz
La Mura (Savoyard) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Muraz | |
  La Muraz  La Muraz | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′27″N 6°12′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | La Roche-sur-Foron |
| Intercommunality | CC Arve et Salève |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nadine Périnet[1] |
Area 1 | 14.38 km2 (5.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,048 |
| • Density | 72.88/km2 (188.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74193 /74560 |
| Elevation | 537–1,303 m (1,762–4,275 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.
