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Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie
Coat of Arms de la Haute-Savoie
Details
Information
Number 74
Region Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture Annecy
Subprefectures Bonneville
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Thonon-les-Bains
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 33rd


631 679


144 /km²
Area 4,388 km²
Censored pages Censored page
Cantons 34
Communes 294
President of the
general council
Ernest Nycollin (UMP)
Location
Location of de XXX in France

Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range.

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History

Haute-Savoie is 1 of the 2 départements of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860, the other being Savoie. For details of the annexation and the reasons for the current separatist movement in the départements, see Savoy.

Geography

Mont Blanc and Lake Annecy are located in Haute-Savoie. To the North, Haute-Savoie borders on Switzerland, with Geneva as the closest major town, and Lake Geneva. The town of Evian is the most famous town on the French shore of Lake Geneva, well-known around the world for its mineral water. To the East, Haute-Savoie has a common border with Italy.

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Miscellaneous topics

The area is famous for the entrance to the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Italy and is also home to Chamonix and other notable ski resorts.

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