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Upper Savoy
Haute-Savoie
Department
Prefecture building of the Haute-Savoie department, in Annecy
Prefecture building of the Haute-Savoie department, in Annecy
Flag of Upper Savoy
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Haute-Savoie in France
Location of Haute-Savoie in France
Coordinates: 46°00′N 06°20′E / 46.000°N 6.333°E / 46.000; 6.333
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Département1860
PrefectureAnnecy
SubprefecturesBonneville, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Thonon-les-Bains
Government
 • PresidentChristian Montei[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total4,387.8 km2 (1,694.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total783,127
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
DemonymHaut-Savoyards
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-74
Arrondissements4
Cantons17
Communes281
Websitewww.hautesavoie.fr

Haute-Savoie is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, bordering Switzerland and Italy.

Name[change | change source]

Before 1860, the territory of the modern Haute-Savoie and Savoie departments had been part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, as a Duchy, since 1713. Annexation of the region by France was made in 1860. In that year, the Emperor Napoléon III divided the territory in two departments: Savoie, to the south, with the city of Chambéry, and Haute-Savoie, to the north, with the city of Annecy.

Haute ("High") in the name Haute-Savoie is not because of the altitude but because of its position, to the north, in the territory.

History[change | change source]

The department of Haute-Savoie was created in 1860 from the northern part of the Duchy of Sardinia with four arrondissements: Annecy, Bonneville, Saint-Julien and Thonon. The capital was Annecy.[4]

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Julien was eliminated but became again an arrondissement in 1933.[4]

During World War II, the department was occupied by the fascist Italy, from November 1942 to September 1943.

Geography[change | change source]

The Haute-Savoie is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has an area of 4,387.8 km2 (1,694 sq mi).[2]

The department borders with the Ain and Savoie departments, both in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and with Switzerland and Italy.

In the territory of the department is a part of the Mont Blder with Italy. The average altitude of the department is of about 1,160 m (3,810 ft). The highest point in the department is Mont Blanc (45°49′58″N 6°51′53″E / 45.83278°N 6.86472°E / 45.83278; 6.86472 (Mont Blanc); it is 4,810 m (15,781 ft) high, the highest point of France, Italy and of Western Europe.[5]

The Haute-Savoie department is within the watershed of the Rhône river but with short rivers. There are two important lakes in the department: the Lake Geneva, shared with Switzerland, and the Lake Annecy.

Climate[change | change source]

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Annecy is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Administration[change | change source]

Haute-Savoie is managed by the Departmental

of Haute-Savoie in Annecy. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Administrative divisions[change | change source]

There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 281 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Savoie.[6]

Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie
INSEE
code		 Arrondissement Capital Population[7]
(2014)		 Area[8]
(km²)		 Density
(Inh./km²)		 Communes
741 Annecy Annecy 276,382 1,261.6 219.1 80
742 Bonneville Bonneville 184,093 1,558.2 118.1 61
743 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Saint-Julien-en-Genevois 180,562 660.3 273.5 72
744 Thonon-les-Bains Thonon-les-Bains 142,090 907.7 156.5 68

The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Haute-Savoie department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[9]

  1. Annecy-1 (7401)
  2. Annecy-2 (7402)
  3. Annecy-le-Vieux (7403)
  4. Annemasse (7404)
  5. Bonneville (7405)
  6. Cluses (7406)
  7. Évian-les-Bains (7407)
  8. Faverges (7408)
  9. Gaillard (7409)
  10. Le Mont-Blanc (7410)
  11. La Roche-sur-Foron (7411)
  12. Rumilly (7412)
  13. Saint-Julien-en-Genevois (7413)
  14. Sallanches (7414)
  15. Sciez (7415)
  16. Seynod (7416)
  17. Thonon-les-Bains (7417)

Demographics[change | change source]

The inhabitants of Haute-Savoie are known, in French, as Haut-Savoyards (women: Haut-Savoyardes).[10]

Haute-Savoie had a population, in 2014, of 783,127,[3] for a population density of 178.5 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Annecy, with 276,382 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.[7]

Evolution of the population in Haute-Savoie

The communes in the department with more inhabitants are:

City Population
(2014)[7] 		Arrondissement
Annecy 53,285 Annecy
Thonon-les-Bains 34,973 Thonon-les-Bains
Annemasse 34,953 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Seynod 20,955 Annecy
Annecy-le-Vieux 20,469 Annecy
Cluses 17,510 Bonneville
Cran-Gevrier 17,257 Annecy
Sallanches 15,754 Bonneville
Rumilly 14,836 Annecy
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois 13,253 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois

Gallery[change | change source]

  • Annecy and Lake Annecy.
    Annecy and Lake Annecy.
  • Bonneville castle.
    Bonneville castle.
  • The city hall of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.
    The city hall of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.
  • Thonon-les-Bains - fishermen town.
    Thonon-les-Bains - fishermen town.
  • Thonon-les-Bains and the Mont-Blanc.
    Thonon-les-Bains and the Mont-Blanc.

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Commission Permanente". Département de la Haute-Savoie. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Département de la Haute-Savoie (74)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Historique de la Haute-Savoie". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mont Blanc, France/Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Département de la Haute-Savoie (74)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Département de la Haute-Savoie (74)) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-153 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Savoie" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Habitants du départment: Haute-Savoie" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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