Annecy is in the French département of Haute-Savoie.
Haute-Savoie is the shaded area near Switzerland, and it's capital is Annecy. The area is quite mountainous but the town I'll be living in is just at the foot of the mountains. There are two lakes in Haute-Savoie: the first is Lake Annecy, the second is Lake Geneva (where Evian water comes from). Haute-Savoie used to be part of the Kingdon of Sardinia, but it was formerly joined to France in 1860. Between 35-40% of the country is covered in forest, while approximately 30% is used for agriculture. Both Standard French and Arpitan (French-Provencal) are spoken in the département. Geneva, Switzerland is approximately 40 minutes drive away; Grenoble, France is a little over 1 hour away; Lyon, France is about 1 hour 30 minutes away; Paris, France is just ovevr 5 hours drive away.
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