It is the most eastern "arrondissement" of the department and is the largest "arrondissement" with an area of , and the second in population, with 184,093 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Bonneville, there are 7 cantons:
The "arrondissement" of Bonneville has 61 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
The arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.
When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois was part of that original department.
On 10 September 1926, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien was eliminated but became again an arrondissement in 1933.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois is bordered to the north by Switzerland, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Bonneville, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Annecy and to the west by the Ain department.
It is in the northwest of the department and is the smallest "arrondissement" with an area of . It has a population of 180,562 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, there are 5 cantons:
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois has 72 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Catherine Hardy Lavender
Catherine Hardy Lavender (née Catherine Hardy) (February 8, 1930 – September 8, 2017) was an American athlete.
Lavender competed mainly in the 100-meter dash. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland. Later Hardy married, had children, and a 30-year teaching career in Atlanta schools. She was born in Carroll County, Georgia.
Lavender died of complications from pneumonia in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 87 on September 8, 2017.
Knœringue
Knœringue is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.
James Madison Lee
James Madison Lee (October 15, 1926 – September 11, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He served as commander of United States Army Pacific (Western Command) from 1983 until his retirement in 1985. Lee also served in the Vietnam War and Korean War, commanding infantry in each. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He retired in 1985.
Lee died of complications from dementia on September 11, 2017 in Wilmington at the age of 90.
Rinse Zijlstra
Rinse Zijlstra (19 April 1927 – 26 September 2017) was a Dutch politician. He was born in Oosterbierum. His older borther was former prime minister Jelle Zijlstra.
Zijlstra served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 as a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party. Between 1975 and 1981, Zijlstra was mayor of Smallingerland. He was elected to the Senate between 1983 and 1995, representing the Christian Democratic Appeal, which had absorbed the Anti-Revolutionary Party in 1980.
Zijlstra died in Beetsterzwaag of complications from Alzheimer's disease on 26 September 2017, aged 90.
Andreas Schmidt
Andreas M. Schmidt (23 November 1963 – 28 September 2017) was a German actor and theatre director. He was born in Finnentrop, West Germany. His first acting role was in the 1987 movie "Peng! Du bist tot!". Schmidt was nominated three times at the Deutscher Filmpreis, winning once in 2009.
Schmidt was known for his roles in "Sommer vorm Balkon" (2005), "The Counterfeiters" (2007), "The Moon and Other Lovers" (2008) and "Henri 4" (2010).
Schmidt died on 28 September 2017 in Berlin of cancer at the age of 53.
Frank Hamblen
Frank Alan Hamblen, II (April 16, 1947 – September 30, 2017) was an American basketball coach and scout. He played college basketball at Syracuse. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was known for being the assistant coach of the Denver Rockets and for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was also the interim coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Hamblen died on September 30, 2017 of cardiac arrest in San Diego, California at the age of 70.
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn (born September 30, 1939) is a French chemist. He received the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Donald James Cram and Charles J. Pedersen. He specializes in organic chemistry.
He was born in Rosheim, France.
Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
The arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Thonon-les-Bains.
When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains is bordered to the west, north and east by Switzerland, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Bonneville and to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois.
It is most northern of the "arrondissements" of the department and is the second smallest "arrondissement" with an area of , but it is the one with fewest people living in it, with 142,090 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains, there are only 3 cantons:
The "arrondissement" of Thonon-les-Bains has 68 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Barney Gumble
Barnard "Barney" Gumble is a fictional character in the animated television series "The Simpsons". Dan Castellaneta is the voice actor for him. He was first seen in the first episode of the show ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"). He is Homer Simpson's best friend. He is very drunk, but he became sober in the episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses".
Transcaucasian SFSR
The Transcaucasian SFSR was a Soviet republic consisting of modern Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan with its capital in Tbilisi. It lasted from 1922 to 1936. The Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia was also a part of the Transcaucasian SFSR, while it exiusted (1921 - 1931). After protests, Lavrenty Beria dispanded the republic in 1936. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia again became independent republics (part of the sSoviet Union). The Abchasian SFSR had been merged into Georgia earlier.
Dry toilet
A dry toilet is for depositing human excrement without using water, very different from flush toilets that use water. It may be for sitting or squatting. The urine may get mixed with the feces or be kept separate.
There are different types of dry toilets: composting toilet, urine-diverting dry toilet, Arborloo, container-based toilet, bucket toilet, pit latrine, incinerating toilet, or freezing toilet.
All of these types of dry toilets work without flush water and without connections to sewers or septic tanks:
Other dry toilets are being developped, some with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
There are four main reasons for using dry toilets: