Annecy

Annecy is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Haute-Savoie department.

It is on the northern tip of Lake Annecy.  It is 35 kilometres south of Geneva.

It is often known as "la Venise des Alpes" or "the Venice of the Alps".

Annecy has hosted the Annecy International Animated Film Festival since 1960.

Annecy bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games but lost to Pyeongchang.

On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Annecy-le-Vieux, Cran-Gevrier, Meythet, Pringy and Seynod were merged into the commune of Annecy.

Sister cities
Annecy is a twin town with:
  Cheltenham, United Kingdom, since 1956
  Bayreuth, Germany, since 1966
  Vicenza, Italy, since 1995
  Sainte-Thérèse, Canada, since 1987
  Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, since 2003
  Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire

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