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Lake Annecy
Lake Annecy (, ) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, ''Direct Sediment Dispersal from Mountain to Shore, with Bypassing via Three Human-Modified Channel Systems to Lake Annecy, SE France'' (2004) Volume 20 (4) Journal of Coastal Research pp 958 - 96JStor The lake is at feet above sea level. At approximately , it is the third-largest List of lakes in France, lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu, if the French part of Lake Geneva, which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded. It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports. The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago, at the time the large alpine glaciers melted. It is fed by many small rivers from the surrounding mountains (Ire, Eau morte, Laudon, Bornette and Biolon) and a powerful underwater source, the Boub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Menthon-Saint-Bernard
The Château de Menthon is a medieval castle located in the Communes of France, commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, south of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie ''Departments of France, department'' of France. Standing on a tall rock, its stone towers loom over Lake Annecy, the Roc de Chère National Nature Reserve, and Menthon-Saint-Bernard. Since 1989, it has been listed as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. History The first fortress was erected in the 10th century, around 923; it was originally a simple wooden guard post, built on a promontory dominating the ancient Ancient Rome, Roman road and Lake Annecy. The present buildings were constructed between the 13th and 19th centuries. Bernard of Menthon (St Bernard), the patron saint of skiing, skiers, was born in the castle in the 11th century (1008). He later founded the hospice at the Great St. Bernard Pass and abbeys in the high mountains. From 1180 on, the castle has been occupied by the Menthon family. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doussard
Doussard () is a commune in the southeastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The village contains a landing field used by many paragliders, usually after they've taken off from the nearby Col de la Forclaz. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haute-Savoie. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Communes of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacial Lakes Of France
A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as crevasses and seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land“Glacier, N., Pronunciation.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/7553486115. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025. and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montmin
Montmin () is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Talloires-Montmin. 23 November 2015 Inhabitants of the commune are known as Montminois (male) and Montminoises (female). Geography The seven hamlets occupy a four-mile long valley which is bordered on the west by Mont Chenevier, and on the east by the impressive and snow-capped Tournette massif. According to locals, Noah' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faverges
Faverges (; ) is a former commune located in Haute-Savoie department situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (south-east of France). On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Faverges-Seythenex. 30 September 2015 It occupies a which gave birth to the . Geology Originally, at the end of the , the lake extended some 30 km, from |
2023 Annecy Stabbing
On 8 June 2023, two adults and four young children were injured at city park, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France, in a mass stabbing attack. The suspected assailant was arrested by police minutes after the attack. Attack At around 9:45am CEST, a man dressed in black clothing and a keffiyeh, carrying a knife around 10cm long, entered a children's playground in the city park Le Pâquier. The suspect reportedly shouted "in the name of Jesus Christ" during the attack, although local police later stated that the attack had no terrorist motive. The assailant was forcibly stopped by an intervening Catholic pilgrim, Henri d'Anselme (now known as the "backpack hero"), and arrested by police after shots were fired at him. One of the victims, an elderly man, was injured in the shooting. Accused The accused was identified as Abdalmasih Hanoun, a homeless 31-year-old Syrian refugee under the asylum of Sweden. He had previously applied for asylum in France, but was denied due to having asylum o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tournette
La Tournette () (2,351 m or 7,713ft) is a mountain in the Bornes Massif in Haute-Savoie, France. It is the highest of the mountains surrounding Lake Annecy and has a prominence of 1,514 (4,967ft), qualifying it as an Ultra prominent peak, Ultra. Tourism It is possible to drive most of the way up, parking at Chalet De L'Aulp. From here, the summit can be reached via a well-marked path in around 3 hours. The final third of the climb requires some scrambling, but there are chains and ladders in all the difficult sections. See also *List of Alpine peaks by prominence References External links "La Tournette, France" on Peakbagger {{Ultras of Europe Mountains of Haute-Savoie Mountains of the Alps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dents De Lanfon
The Dents de Lanfon (; 'Teeth of Lanfon') is a mountain in south-eastern France rising to 1824 m. Situated above Talloires on the east bank of Lac d'Annecy in Haute-Savoie. It is framed by mount Veyrier (1,291 m) to the north, and by Le Lanfonnet (1768 m.) and La Tournette (2,351 m) to the south. The impressive slopes of the Dents de Lanfon and their position above Lac d'Annecy make them a classic destination for climbers. File:Menthon-saint-bernard.jpg, The Dents de Lanfon (left) viewed from Lac d'Annecy with Lanfonnet (right) File:Dents_de_Lanfon_falaise_Nord.jpg, North face of the Dents de Lanfon File:Rochers de Lanfon Ruskin.jpg, Rochers de Lanfon, by John Ruskin John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English polymath a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, Critique of politic ... External links Crossing of the Dents de Lanfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne ( , , ; ; ; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation, influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century and formed the bridge between late 19th-century Impressionism and early 20th-century Cubism. While his early works were influenced by Romanticism – such as the murals in the Bastide du Jas de Bouffan, Jas de Bouffan country house – and Realism (arts), Realism, Cézanne arrived at a new pictorial language through intense examination of Impressionist forms of expression. He altered conventional approaches to Perspective (graphical), perspective and broke established rules of Academic Art, academic art by emphasizing the underlying structure of objects in a composition and the formal qualities of art. Cézanne strived for a renewal of traditional design methods on the basis of the impressionistic colour space and colour modulation principl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sévrier
Sevrier (; before 2017: ''Sévrier''; ) 7 February 2017 is a commune in the department in the in south-eastern |
Saint-Jorioz
Saint-Jorioz (; ), located on the western banks of lake Annecy, is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in south-eastern France. Population World Heritage Site It is home to one or more prehistoric Stilt house, pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site, World Heritage Site. See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Communes of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duingt
Duingt (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in south-eastern France. The history of the place starts in the Bronze Age (from 1400 to 700 BC) where the first habitats for human settlements were evolved. It was in this epoch where the hallmark of Duingt, the island called ''the island of Roselet'', has been evolved from the lake. The first prehistoric objects such as pieces made of ceramic, bracelets and rings which are exhibited at the museum of Annecy have been found in 1856. Further pieces which relate to prehistoric settlement have been exposed in 1860. Sights The church of Duingt was built in the 19th century in Neo-Gothic style. Duingt has two castles, but they can not be visited. The Château de Duingt (other names: Château de Châteauvieux or C. de Ruphy) is located on a small island connected by a causeway to the mainland. The original castle was built in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
