page_title: Samoëns
hierarchical_section_title: Samoëns
caption_attribution_description: Samoens en contre bas dans la vallée
context_page_description: Samoëns is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the principal commune for the canton which bears its name. The town of Samoëns is located in the Vallée du Giffre in the French Alps.
context_section_description: Samoëns ([samwɛ̃]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the principal commune for the canton which bears its name. The town of Samoëns is located in the Vallée du Giffre (Giffre Valley) in the French Alps.
caption: A general view of Samoëns
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