Annecy

Annecy
Prefecture and commune
Panoramic sight of Annecy and Lake Annecy.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Annecy
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Coordinates: 45°54′58″N 6°07′59″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Annecy-1, Annecy-2, Annecy-le-Vieux and Seynod
Intercommunality	CA Grand Annecy
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Luc Rigaut (UDI)
Area 1	66.94 km2 (25.85 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	124,401
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Annécien/Annécienne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74010 /74000
Dialling codes	0450
Elevation	396–1,153 m (1,299–3,783 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Annecy is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Haute-Savoie department.

It is on the northern tip of Lake Annecy. It is 35 kilometres south of Geneva.

It is often known as "la Venise des Alpes" or "the Venice of the Alps".

Annecy has hosted the Annecy International Animated Film Festival since 1960.

Annecy bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games but lost to Pyeongchang.

On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Annecy-le-Vieux, Cran-Gevrier, Meythet, Pringy and Seynod were merged into the commune of Annecy.

Sister cities

Annecy is a twin town with:

• Cheltenham, United Kingdom, since 1956
• Bayreuth, Germany, since 1966
• Vicenza, Italy, since 1995
• Sainte-Thérèse, Canada, since 1987
• Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, since 2003
• Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire