Gaillard
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Coordinates: 46°11′09″N 6°12′30″E / 46.1858333333°N 6.20833333333°E
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Commune of Gaillard |
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| Location | |
  Gaillard
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Annemasse-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Annemasse |
| Mayor | Renée Magnin (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 392–425 m (1,290–1,390 ft) (avg. 420 m/1,400 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 11,640 (2006) |
| - Density | 2,896 /km2 (7,500 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74133/ 74240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Gaillard is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Gaillard is close to Geneva on the Swiss border. The biggest border crossing is called Moillesulaz and the second one is Fossard.
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