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Haute-Savoie

American  
[oht-sa-vwah] / oʊt saˈvwɑ /

noun

  1. a department in E France. 1,775 sq. mi. (4,595 sq. km). Annecy.


Haute-Savoie British  
/ otsavwa /

noun

  1. a department of E France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Annecy. Pop: 663 810 (2003 est). Area: 4958 sq km (1934 sq miles)

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According to French newspaper la Provence, an investigation into a "commercial dispute" was opened by the Bonneville prosecutor's office in Haute-Savoie.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

"We will stick to our fiscal policy. We will continue lowering taxes for households and for businesses", Le Maire said during a visit to the Haute-Savoie department in the French Alps.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

The prefecture of Haute-Savoie said one person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Shot in eerily beautiful locations in the Haute-Savoie, this philosophical, supernatural mystery-melodrama portrays the sudden reappearance of a mountain town’s formerly dead residents with a languorous rhythm and atmosphere to spare.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2019

Savoie and the Comt� de Nice were annexed to France only as late as 1860, and from them were formed the departments of Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and the Alpes-Maritimes.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)