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Haute-Savoie
French department / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haute-Savoie is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, bordering Switzerland and Italy.
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Haute-Savoie | |
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![]() Prefecture building of the Haute-Savoie department, in Annecy | |
![]() Location of Haute-Savoie in France | |
Coordinates: 46°00′N 06°20′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Département | 1860 |
Prefecture | Annecy |
Subprefectures | Bonneville, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Thonon-les-Bains |
Government | |
• President | Christian Montei[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,387.8 km2 (1,694.1 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 783,127 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Demonym | Haut-Savoyards |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-74 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 17 |
Communes | 281 |
Website | www.hautesavoie.fr |
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