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| Number | 74 |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture | Annecy |
| Subprefectures | Bonneville Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Thonon-les-Bains |
| Population | Ranked 33rd
144 /km² |
| Area | 4,388 km² |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 34 |
| Communes | 294List of the 294 Communes of the Haute-Savoie departement in France, in alphabetical order, with their INSEE code and postal code. See also Cantons of Haute-Savoie. CAA) Communaute d'agglomeration ( unitary authority) Annecienne created in 2001. INSEE Code |
| President of the general councilOverview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there | Ernest Nycollin ( UMPUnion for a Popular Movement Uridine monophosphate, cf. UTP TLAs.) |
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Haute-Savoie is a FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. département, named after the AlpsThe Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west. The highest mountain in the Alps is the Mon mountain rangeThe most general definition of "mountain range" is a group of mountains bounded by lowlands. Mountain ranges are usually separated from other mountain ranges by passes and rivers. In the general definition, a mountain range does not necessarily have the s.
Haute-Savoie is 1 of the 2 départements of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860Events March 6 Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April 3 The Pony Express makes its first run. May 9 The Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for President of the United States. May 13 Batt, the other being SavoieSavoie Details Information Number73 Region Rhone-Alpes Prefecture Chambery Subprefectures Albertville Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Population Total 1999 Density Ranked 61st 373 258 62 /km² Area 6,028 km²; Arrondissements 3 Cantons 37 Communes 305 President of. For details of the annexation and the reasons for the current separatist movement in the départements, see Savoy.