history of our region
The Haute-Savoie :
The Rhône-Alpes correspond to the part in red. This is the logo of our region.
Our region is divised in 8 departements: Isère, Ain, Drôme, Rhône, Loire, Ardèche, Haute-Savoie and Savoie. We live in Haute-Savoie. It borders both Italy and Switzerland.
The story of our department :
Since the 1713, Haute-Savoie and Savoie has been part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Annexion of our region by France was formalised on March 24, 1860 in the Treaty of Turin (Turin is a big town in Italia).
During the Second World War, The « Maquis des Glières » where there is a group of Free French Resistance, fighters who opposed the Nazi.
The ''Glières'' in winter.
''Les Glières'' in spring and summer.
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