Place:Haute-Savoie, France

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NameHaute-Savoie
TypeDépartement
Coordinates46°N 6.333°E
Located inFrance
Also located inRhône-Alpes, France    
Contained Places
Arrondissement
Annecy
Commune
Alex
Annemasse
Bernex
Chavanod
Combloux
Faucigny
Faverges
Gaillard
Giez
Héry-sur-Alby
Les Gets
Les Houches
Manigod
Megève
Montmin
Morzine
Nernier
Rumilly
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Sciez
Talloires
Thonon-les-Bains
Verrières
Yvoire
Évian-les-Bains ( 1000 - )
General region
Chablais
Genevois
Inhabited place
Abondance
Alby
Amphion-les-Bains
Annecy-le-Vieux
Argentière
Armoy
Arâches
Biot
Bonne-sur-Ménoge
Bonnevaux
Bonneville
Bons-en-Chablais
Boëge
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Chens
Chevenoz
Choisy
Châtel
Clusaz
Cluses
Collonges-sous-Salève
Contamines-Montjoie
Cordon
Cran-Gévrier
Cruseilles
Douvaine
Duingt
Excenevex
Fayet
Frangy
Gets
Habère-Poche
Houches
La Balme-de-Sillingy
La Muraz
Larringes
Le Châble
Le Grand Bornand
Le Reposoir
Les Praz-de-Chamonix
Marignier
Marnaz
Meillerie
Menthon-Saint Bernard
Montriond
Mégevette
Nâves-Parmelan
Orgemont
Passy
Perrignier
Plateau d'Assy
Praz-sur-Arly
Reignier
Roche-sur-Foron
Saint Gervais-les-Bains
Saint Jeoire
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Sallanches
Samoëns
Scionzier
Servoz
Seynod
Sévrier
Taninges
Thollon
Thorens-Glières
Thônes
Vallières
Vallorcine
Veyrier
Unknown
Alby-sur-Chéran
Allinges
Allonzier-la-Caille
Allèves
Amancy
Ambilly
Andilly
Anthy
Arbusigny
Archamps
Arcine
Arenthon
Argentières
Argonnex
Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame
Aviernoz
Avregny
Ayse
Ballaison
Balmont
Bassy
Beaumont
Bellevaux
Bloye
Bluffy
Bogève
Bonne
Bonneguête
Bons
Bossey
Boussy
Brens
Brenthonne
Brizon
Burdignin
Cercier
Cernex
Cervens
Chainaz-les-Frasses
Challonges
Champanges
Chapéry
Charvonnex
Chaumont
Chavannaz
Chens-sur-Léman
Chessenaz
Chevaline
Chevrier
Chilly
Châtillon-sur-Cluses
Chénex
Chêne-en-Semine
Clarafond
Clermont
Cons-Ste-Colombe
Contamine-Sarzin
Contamine-sur-Arve
Copponex
Cornier
Cranves-Sales
Crempigny
Cusy
Cuvat
Desingy
Dingy-St-Clair
Dingy-en-Vuache
Domancy
Doussard
Draillant
Droisy
Eloise
Entremont
Entrevernes
Epagny
Esery
Essert-Romand
Esserts-Salève
Etaux
Etercy
Etrembières
Evires
Feigères
Ferrières
Fessy
Fillinges
Filly
Franclens
Féternes
Groisy
Gruffy
Habère-Lullin
Hauteville-sur-Fier
Humilly
Jonzier-Epagny
Juvigny
La Balme-de-Thuy
La Baume
La Chapelle-Rambaud
La Chapelle-St-Maurice
La Chapelle-d'Abondance
La Clusaz
La Côte-d'Arbroz
La Côte-d'Hyot
La Forclaz
La Frasse
La Rivière-en-Verse
La Roche-sur-Foron
La Tour
La Vernaz
Lathuille
Le Biot
Le Bouchet
Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières
Le Sappey
Les Clefs
Les Contamines-Montjoie
Les Fleuries
Les Ollières
Les Villards-sur-Thônes
Leschaux
Loisin
Lornay
Lovagny
Loëx
Lucinges
Lugrin
Lullin
Lully
Lyaud
Machilly
Magland
Marcellaz
Marcellaz-Albanais
Margencel
Marigny-St-Marcel
Marin
Marlens
Marlioz
Massingy
Massongy
Maxilly-sur-Léman
Menthonnex-en-Bornes
Menthonnex-sous-Clermont
Messery
Metz-Tessy
Meythet
Mieussy
Minzier
Monnetier-Mornex
Mont-Saxonnex
Montagny-les-Lanches
Montpiton
Morillon
Moye
Mures
Musièges
Mésigny
Nancy-sur-Cluses
Nangy
Neuvecelle
Neydens
Nonglard
Novel
Onnion
Orcier
Peillonnex
Pers-Jussy
Poisy
Pontchy
Pringy
Présilly
Publier
Quintal
Reyvroz
Saint-Eusèbe
Saint-Félix
Saint-Jorioz
Saint-Laurent-en-Faucigny
Saint-Martin-sur-Arve
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
Saint-Sixt
Sales
Sallenôves
Savigny
Saxel
Scientrier
Serraval
Seyssel
Seythenex
Seytroux
Sillingy
Sion
Sixt
St-André-Val-de-Fier
St-André-de-Boëge
St-Blaise
St-Cergues
St-Didier-en-Chablais
St-Eustache
St-Ferréol
St-Germain-sur-Rhône
St-Gingolph
St-Jean-d'Aulps
St-Jean-de-Tholomé
St-Martin-Bellevue
St-Nicolas-de-Véroce
St-Paul-en-Chablais
St-Roch
St-Sigismond
St-Sylvestre
Thairy
Thusy
Thyez
Usinens
Vacheresse
Vailly
Valleiry
Vanzy
Vaulx
Veigy-Foncenex
Verchaix
Vers
Versonnex
Vesonne
Vetraz-Monthoux
Veyrier-du-Lac
Vieugy
Villard
Villaz
Ville-en-Sallaz
Ville-la-Grand
Villy-le-Bouveret
Villy-le-Pelloux
Vinzier
Viry
Viuz-en-Sallaz
Viuz-la-Chiésaz
Vougy
Vovray-en-Bornes
Vulbens
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Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: Savouè d'Amont or Hiôta-Savouè; ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva; to the south and southeast are Mont Blanc and the Aravis mountain range.

It holds its name from the Savoy historical region, as does the department of Savoie, located south of Haute-Savoie. In 2019, it had a population of 826,094. Its subprefectures are Bonneville, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and Thonon-les-Bains. The French entrance to the Mont Blanc Tunnel into Italy is in Haute-Savoie. It is noted for winter sports; the first Winter Olympic Games were held at Chamonix in 1924.

History

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The historical region of Savoy was governed by the House of Savoy, the ruling dynasty of Savoy from 1032 to 1860. The Duchy of Savoy were rulers of the Savoy region from 1416 to 1720.

The territory occupied by modern Haute-Savoie and the adjoining department of Savoie became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia after the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Annexation of the region by France was formalised in the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860.

From November 1942 to September 1943, Haute-Savoie was subjected to military occupation by Fascist Italy. The Maquis des Glières (a band of Free French Resistance fighters who opposed the Nazi, Vichy and Milice regimes during World War II) operated from Haute-Savoie. In the winter of 1943–1944, German troops burned down around 500 farms in response to French Resistance activities.

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