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Haute-Savoie

Upper Savoy
Haute-Savoie
Prefecture building of the Haute-Savoie department, in Annecy
Prefecture building of the Haute-Savoie department, in Annecy
Flag of Upper Savoy
Coat of arms
Location of Haute-Savoie in France
Location of Haute-Savoie in France
Coordinates: 46°00′N 06°20′E / 46.000°N 6.333°E / 46.000; 6.333
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Département1860
PrefectureAnnecy
SubprefecturesBonneville, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Thonon-les-Bains
Government
 • PresidentChristian Montei[1]
Area
 • Total4,387.8 km2 (1,694.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total783,127
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
DemonymHaut-Savoyards
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-74
Arrondissements4
Cantons17
Communes281
Websitewww.hautesavoie.fr

Haute-Savoie is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, bordering Switzerland and Italy.

  1. "Commission Permanente". Département de la Haute-Savoie. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. "Département de la Haute-Savoie (74)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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