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Annecy is a French commune
of the Rhône-Alpes, the Alps
between the northern and
massive Bauges Posts in Lake
Annecy. Town and Haute-

Located on the shores of

Thiou, emissary of Lake
Annecy, the Canal Saint-
Dominique, through the old
town, this is called "the Venice
of the Alps", the successor to
the name "Rome of the Alps"
because of its important
influence religion during the
centuries XVI and XVII. Indeed,
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800 inhabitants (2004), and
an urban area of about 200
000 inhabitants (2008),
Annecy is the 6th city in the
Rhone Alps (between

Today, the city has become a

popular tourist destination, with
a view to a dynamic industrial
center in the presence of large
groups such as Salomon,
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Annecy is divided into two
parts which are distinguished
by the urban terrain and
vegetation. The north and the
south-west is flat, bordered to
the east by the hill of Annecy-
le-Vieux. Highly urbanized, the
city spreads, The Southeast,
meanwhile, occupied the
mountain. Very little built or
adapted, except its north end,
Annecy is the habitual residence
of the Counts of Geneva during
the XIII century to the detriment
of the city of Geneva, following
the confrontation with the bishops
of Geneva and the counts of
Savoy. Acquired by them in 1401,
he lost his prestigious role of
capital, but found in 1434, when
the Savoy creates a monopoly
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Canal Saint-
Dominique
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Pure beauty of
the mountains

Canal Saint-
Dominique
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Bridge of
Lovers

Canal
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Center
Annecy
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