Gaillard

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Location of Gaillard

(2023–2026) Antoine Blouin^[1]Area

4.02 km² (1.55 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

10,175 • Density2,500/km² (6,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

74133 /74240

Elevation392–425 m (1,286–1,394 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ɡajaʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Gaillard lies on the border with Switzerland, 5 km east of the city centre of Geneva. The biggest border crossing is called Moillesulaz and the second one is Fossard.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,233	—
1975	9,027	+5.43%
1982	9,079	+0.08%
1990	9,592	+0.69%
1999	9,949	+0.41%
2007	11,397	+1.71%
2012	11,303	−0.17%
2017	10,619	−1.24%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE