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Arrondissement Of Bonneville
The arrondissement of Bonneville is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 60 communes. Its population is 186,945 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Bonneville, and their INSEE codes, are: # Amancy (74007) # Arâches-la-Frasse (74014) # Arenthon (74018) # Ayse (74024) # Bonneville (74042) # Brizon (74049) # Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74056) # La Chapelle-Rambaud (74059) # Châtillon-sur-Cluses (74064) # Cluses (74081) # Combloux (74083) # Les Contamines-Montjoie (74085) # Contamine-sur-Arve (74087) # Cordon (74089) # Cornier (74090) # La Côte-d'Arbroz (74091) # Demi-Quartier (74099) # Domancy (74103) # Etaux (74116) # Faucigny (74122) # Les Gets (74134) # Glières-Val-de-Borne (74212) # Les Houches (74143) # Magland (74159) # Marcellaz (74162) # Marignier (74164) # Marnaz (74169) # Megève (74173) # Mégevette (74174) # Mieussy (74183) # Mont-Saxonnex (74189) # Moril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonneville, Haute-Savoie
Bonneville (; ) is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 12,557. Geography Bonneville is on the A40 autoroute, roughly halfway between Geneva and Chamonix. The urban centre is on the north bank of the Arve river, with urban development reaching to the foot of the mountains to both the north and south. Bonneville sits at the juncture between the Swiss Voralpen and the French Prealps. to the west, the Arve valley is a wide and fertile outwash plain, while to the east, it is a classical glacial valley. Transport The commune has a railway station, , on the La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line. Population Twin towns — sister cities Bonneville is twinned with: * Staufen im Breisgau, Germany (1963) * Racconigi, Italy (1989) See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluses
Cluses (; frp, Clluses) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. Citizens are known as ''Clusiens''. The commune is situated in the Arve Valley, on the river which bears the same name. Cluses is known for its Alpine setting and (during the first part of the 20th century) its watch-making industry. Geography The town is located in the Arve Valley, in the region Faucigny. Situated between Geneva and Chamonix, Cluses is located near a number of popular ski slopes. Population History During the Roman era, a bridge, was built across the Arve River. Travelers crossing the bridge soon stimulated trade in the area, and the first village was born at the center of the "cluse" (a narrow valley), situated between the mountains and the Arve River. Cluses became an independent commune on 4 May 1310. The Baron Hughes of Faucigny had an important role in the town's evolution as an independent commune. In 1720, Claude-Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Houches
Les Houches () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Eastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 2,943. Overview Les Houches, located 6 kilometres from Chamonix, is a ski resort with a domain which extends from an altitude of 950 metres up to 1900 metres. Long descents through tree-lined slopes are combined with impressive views of the Mont Blanc massif and the Chamonix valley. Les Houches is twinned with the Russian villages of Sochi and Krasnaya-Polyana and was chosen by the International Olympic Committee to assist in the organization of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Les Houches is the starting- and finishing-point of the popular Tour du Mont Blanc, a 7- to 10-day walk around the base of the Mont-Blanc Massif which takes in France, Italy, and Switzerland. Les Houches has four railway stations (, , , and ) on the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway and the section from Les Houches to Servos holds the world record gradient for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glières-Val-de-Borne
Glières-Val-de-Borne is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières (the seat) and Entremont. 27 June 2018 See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haute-Savoie.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Les Gets
Les Gets () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The village's first single-person chair lift was opened in 1938 with the first chair lift on Mont Chéry in 1954. Geography Les Gets is situated on the col between Taninges and Morzine, at the western edge of the Portes du Soleil ski area. Culture Les Gets contains a museum of Mechanical Music and hosts a festival of Mechanical Music bi-annually. This has been running for 25 years. During this period the streets are closed off and barrel organs or ''orgues'' fill the streets with mechanical music. Many of the organ grinders come from other European countries, such as Germany and Holland. Traditional Savoy dishes are central to Les Gets cuisine. These include ''tartiflette'', a dish of potatoes "au gratin" with reblochon cheese and lardons. A traditional liqueur, ''génépi'', is also often drunk as a digestif, although the exact constitution of this medicinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faucigny
Faucigny ( it, Fossigni) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ... Regions of France, region in south-eastern France. Historically, Faucigny was a region in Savoy which included the area of the modern ''département in France, département'' of Haute Savoie and the communes of France, municipalities of Chamonix, Argentière, and Les Houches. Geography In the Faucigny region, the river Arve flows through the low-lying, agricultural Arve Valley. The village of Faucigny is at an elevation of approximately 639 m., northeast of La Roche-sur-Foron, and about 20 km. southeast of the Geneva, city of Geneva. The village lies on a river terrace on the eastern side of the Arve Valley. History The fertile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etaux
Etaux (also spelled ''Eteaux'') is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 communes of the French department of Haute-Savoie. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domancy
Domancy () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches. INSEE See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the French department of Haute-Savoie.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Demi-Quartier
Demi-Quartier () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches. INSEE See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the French department of Haute-Savoie.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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La Côte-d'Arbroz
La Côte-d'Arbroz (; frp, La Kouta-d’Abro) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haute-Savoie. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References Communes of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornier
Cornier () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haute-Savoie. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References Communes of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordon, Haute-Savoie
Cordon () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches. INSEE See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the French department of Haute-Savoie.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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