Savoie
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| Coat of arms of the Savoie department | |
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| Department number: | 73 |
| Region: | Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture: | Chambéry |
| Subprefectures: | Albertville Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 37 |
| Communes: | 305 |
| President of the General Council: | Jean-Pierre Vial UMP |
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| Population | Ranked 61st |
| -1999 | 373,258 |
| Population density: | 62/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6028 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.
It is one of the two departments of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860, the other being Haute-Savoie. For history before 1860, details of the annexation and reasons for the current separatist movement in the departments, see Savoy.
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[edit] Culture
- Tomme de Savoie cheese
- Reblochon cheese
- Savoie is a wine-growing region, predominantly light white wines. The AOCs are Crépy AOC, Roussette de Savoie AOC, Seyssel AOC and Vin de Savoie AOC.
- Savoie is the department in which the popular ski resorts of Les Trois Vallées are located.
- The 1992 Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, Savoie.
[edit] See also
[edit] History
- Savoy - Historical region
- House of Savoy - Ruling dynasty of Savoy from 1032 to 1860
- Duchy of Savoy - Rulers of Savoy region from 1416 to 1720
- Kingdom of Sardinia - 1720 to 1860.
[edit] Language
[edit] Places
- Communes of the Savoie department
- Arrondissements of the Savoie department
- Cantons of the Savoie department
- Chambéry - Capital
- Aix-les-Bains
- Lac du Bourget The largest lake in France.
[edit] Wine
- French wine - AOC wine of Savoie
[edit] External links
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Prefecture website
- Regional Tourism Agency
- Gallery Photos and pictures of Savoie
- Photos of Savoie mountains
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