Annecy, France

E84150

commune of France prefecture of department

Annecy, France is a picturesque Alpine town in southeastern France known for its medieval old town, canals, and the clear blue waters of Lake Annecy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Annecy	10
Annecy-le-Vieux	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune of France ⓘ prefecture of department ⓘ
areaSquareKilometers	66.94 ⓘ
climate	humid continental to oceanic with alpine influences ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
departmentPrefectureOf	Haute-Savoie ⓘ
distanceTo	about 100 km east of Lyon ⓘ about 40 km south of Geneva ⓘ
elevationMaxMeters	2351 ⓘ
elevationMinMeters	418 ⓘ
hasAirport	Annecy – Haute-Savoie – Mont Blanc Airport ⓘ
hasFeature	canals ⓘ cobblestone streets ⓘ lakeside promenades ⓘ medieval old town ⓘ mountain backdrop ⓘ pastel-colored houses ⓘ
hasLandmark	Basilique de la Visitation ⓘ Canal du Thiou ⓘ Château d’Annecy ⓘ Jardins de l’Europe ⓘ Palais de l’Isle ⓘ Pont des Amours ⓘ
INSEECODE	74010 ⓘ
isPartOf	Arrondissement of Annecy ⓘ Canton of Annecy-1 ⓘ Canton of Annecy-2 ⓘ Canton of Annecy-le-Vieux ⓘ Canton of Seynod ⓘ
knownFor	International Animated Film Festival ⓘ Lake Annecy’s clear blue water ⓘ Venetian-style carnival ⓘ cycling routes ⓘ picturesque scenery ⓘ water sports ⓘ winter sports access ⓘ
locatedIn	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Haute-Savoie ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ
locatedOn	Lake Annecy ⓘ
mayor	François Astorg NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayorTerm	2020–2026 ⓘ
nickname	Venice of the Alps ⓘ
population	approximately 135000 ⓘ
populationAsOf	2020s ⓘ
postalCode	74000 ⓘ 74600 ⓘ
primaryEconomicSectors	light industry ⓘ services ⓘ tourism ⓘ
regionCapitalOf	none ⓘ
timeZone	CET ⓘ
timeZoneDST	CEST ⓘ
traversedBy	Fier River NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiou River NERFINISHED ⓘ
twinTown	Bayreuth ⓘ Cheltenham ⓘ Liptovský Mikuláš ⓘ Raleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sainte-Thérèse ⓘ Szczecin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicenza ⓘ Vila Nova de Famalicão NERFINISHED ⓘ