Yvoire () is a small medieval town in the department of

Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Ann ...

, in the southeastern French

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of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located 24 kilometers (14.9 miles) northeast of

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Geography

Located at the tip of the Leman peninsula (''presqu'île de Léman''), Yvoire delimits the two main parts of

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, the "''petit lac''" and the "''grand lac''".

Features

The town is well known for its medieval buildings and summer floral displays, as well as the ''Jardin des Cinq Sens'', a garden in the center of the town. It is called one of the " most beautiful villages of France".

History

The town was fortified by Amadeus V in the 14th century. It soon gained a strategic military importance and the inhabitants were given tax privileges.

Population

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