savoie

Savoie
Coat of Arms de la Savoie Details
Information
Number	73
Region	Rhne-Alpes
Prefecture	Chambry
Subprefectures	Albertville Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 61st 373 258 62 /km
Area	6,028 km;
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	37
Communes	305
President of the general council	Jean-Pierre Vial (UMP)
Location
Location of de la Savoie in France

Savoie is a French dpartement.

History

Savoie is one of the two dpartements of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860, the other being Haute-Savoie. For history before 1860, details of the annexation and reasons for the current separatist movement in the dpartements, see Savoy.

Geography

Savoie is located in the Alps mountains.

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tomme de Savoie cheese
Savoie is a wine-growing region, predominantly light white wines. The AOCs are Crpy AOC, Roussette de Savoie AOC, Seyssel AOC and Vin de Savoie AOC.

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