Motz

For the surname, see Motz (surname).

Motz Môtz (Arpitan)
Commune
Location of Motz
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Coordinates: 45°55′14″N 5°50′54″E / 45.9206°N 5.8483°E / 45.9206; 5.8483
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Bugey savoyard
Intercommunality	CA Grand Lac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Clerc[1]
Area ^1	9.04 km^2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	482
• Density	53.3/km^2 (138/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73180 /73310
Elevation	240–1,044 m (787–3,425 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Motz (French pronunciation: [mo]; Arpitan: Môtz)^[3] is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

The Fier forms most of the commune's northern border. The Rhône forms the commune's western border.

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

• Commune de Motz - official site

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.