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Annecy-le-Vieux
Annecy-le-Vieux (French pronunciation: [ansi lə vjø]; Arpitan: Ènneci l Vyu) was a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of Annecy.
It was the fourth-largest commune in Haute-Savoie in terms of population, and was located on the northeastern shore of Lake Annecy. It was essentially a residential suburb of Annecy, being less than 3 km from its centre, and was sometimes known at the 16eme arrondissement of Annecy.
The last mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux was Bernard Accoyer, who served from 1989 until December 2016. A doctor by profession, he was also the député of the district and was President of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012.
The commune was 50% urbanised with 33 hectares of public forest, and 50% agricultural and forests.
The commune was located on the foothills of Mount Veyrier (1,291 m), on a moraine at the junction of two old large glaciers.
The Fier forms most of the commune's northern border.
The shores of Lake Annecy have been occupied since at least 4000 BCE. A Gallic tribe, the Allobroges, occupied the area in pre-Roman times: the Allobroges were conquered by the Roman legions in 62 BCE. The area was then colonised by Rome, which founded the town of Boutae (later Annecy) in 50 BCE. The town was at a strategic crossroads of three Roman roads across the Alps (to Italy, to Geneva, and to Vienne), and grew rapidly to a population of several thousand. Roman villas are found in the surrounding countryside.
Annecy was attacked by invaders in the post-Roman period, but regained its importance from CE 1107.
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Annecy-le-Vieux
Annecy-le-Vieux (French pronunciation: [ansi lə vjø]; Arpitan: Ènneci l Vyu) was a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of Annecy.
It was the fourth-largest commune in Haute-Savoie in terms of population, and was located on the northeastern shore of Lake Annecy. It was essentially a residential suburb of Annecy, being less than 3 km from its centre, and was sometimes known at the 16eme arrondissement of Annecy.
The last mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux was Bernard Accoyer, who served from 1989 until December 2016. A doctor by profession, he was also the député of the district and was President of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012.
The commune was 50% urbanised with 33 hectares of public forest, and 50% agricultural and forests.
The commune was located on the foothills of Mount Veyrier (1,291 m), on a moraine at the junction of two old large glaciers.
The Fier forms most of the commune's northern border.
The shores of Lake Annecy have been occupied since at least 4000 BCE. A Gallic tribe, the Allobroges, occupied the area in pre-Roman times: the Allobroges were conquered by the Roman legions in 62 BCE. The area was then colonised by Rome, which founded the town of Boutae (later Annecy) in 50 BCE. The town was at a strategic crossroads of three Roman roads across the Alps (to Italy, to Geneva, and to Vienne), and grew rapidly to a population of several thousand. Roman villas are found in the surrounding countryside.
Annecy was attacked by invaders in the post-Roman period, but regained its importance from CE 1107.
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