Thonon-les-Bains
Thonon-les-Bains (; Savoyard: Tonon; ; 'Thonon-the-Baths'), or simply Thonon, is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Thonon-les-Bains is part of a transborder metropolitan area known as Grand Genève. It is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (, or simply ).
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Thonon-les-Bains is a town in eastern France, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and part of a cross-border metropolitan area that includes Geneva. The town serves as a subprefecture in the Haute-Savoie department, making it an administrative center in its region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Thonon-les-Bains
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 31,684
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- Main sights
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Climate
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Thonon-les-Bains (; Savoyard: Tonon; ; 'Thonon-the-Baths'), or simply Thonon, is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Thonon-les-Bains is part of a transborder metropolitan area known as Grand Genève. It is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (, or simply ).
==History== thumb|left|Château de Ripaille Thonon-les-Bains was the historic capital of Chablais, a province of the old Duchy of Savoy. The Chablais Savoyard is the portion of Chablais in France. Chablais Valaisan and Chablais Vaudois are those portions of Chablais in the adjacent Switzerland cantons Valais and Vaud.(cite: Chablais Wikipedia) The town was the capital of the Dukedom of Chablais. The Hôtel de Ville was completed around 1831.