Gaillard

Gaillard
Location of Gaillard
Gaillard
Gaillard
Coordinates: 46°11′09″N 6°12′30″E / 46.1858°N 6.2083°E / 46.1858; 6.2083
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonGaillard
IntercommunalityAnnemasse – Les Voirons
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Antoine Blouin
Area
1
4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
11,054
  Density2,700/km2 (7,100/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.