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Annecy is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

in the Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...

department in the Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...

region

Régions of France

France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

in south-eastern France.

It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France .It is the second largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget, if the French part of Lake Geneva is excluded. It is known as "Europe's cleanest lake" because of strict environmental regulations introduced in the 1960s...

(Lac d'Annecy), 35 kilometres south of Geneva

Geneva

Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

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Annecy is the capital of the department of Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie

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The metropolitan area of Annecy includes 13 municipalities.

Annecy is the capital of three cantons:

The Canton of Annecy-Centre is made up of a part of Annecy and has 15,344 inhabitants;
The Canton of Annecy-Nord-Est is also made up of part of Annecy and counts 19,540 inhabitants;
The largest canton is that of the Annecy-Nord-Ouest, which is formed from a part of Annecy and the communities of La Balme-de-Sillingy
La Balme-de-Sillingy
La Balme-de-Sillingy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

, Choisy
Choisy, Haute-Savoie
Choisy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies 15 km from Annecy and 35 km from Geneva.-Geography:...

, Épagny
Épagny, Haute-Savoie
Épagny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

, Lovagny
Lovagny
Lovagny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

, Mésigny
Mésigny
Mésigny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

, Metz-Tessy
Metz-Tessy
Metz-Tessy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

, Meythet
Meythet
Meythet is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

, Nonglard
Nonglard
Nonglard is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

, Poisy
Poisy
Poisy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.- References :*...

, Sallenôves
Sallenôves
Sallenôves is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

and Sillingy
Sillingy
Sillingy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

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