Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont''; ) 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.
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Haute-Savoie is a department in southeastern France that borders Switzerland and Italy, with its main city being Annecy. The area is notable for its dramatic geography, featuring Lake Geneva to the north and major Alpine landmarks including Mont Blanc and the Aravis mountains to the south and southeast.
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- Haute-Savoie or Upper Savoy
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- Department
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- From top down, left to right: Alps from Semnoz, Lac Vert in Passy, prefecture building in Annecy, a view of Les Houches, Thonon-les-Bains, landscape near Chamonix
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- Proposition de drapeau fr département Haute-Savoie.svg
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- Location of Haute-Savoie in France
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- France
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- History
- Politics
- Departmental Council of Haute-Savoie
- Representation in Paris
- National Assembly
- Senate
- Geography
- Forests
- Lakes
- Demographics
- Principal towns
- Education and research
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- Agriculture
- Crafts
- Construction and public works
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- Companies
- {{anchor|List of industrial companies in Haute-Savoie|Screw cutting|Competitiveness Cluster Arve Industries Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc}}Companies in Haute-Savoie
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- Tourism
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- Export
- Taxation
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- Language
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Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont''; ) 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 2023, it had a population of 861,158. 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.