Thônes () is a
commune in the
Haute-Savoie department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
region in south-eastern
France, and is the ″capital″ of local cheeses
Reblochon and
Chevrotin
Chevrotin is a soft goat milk based cheese produced in the historical region of Savoy, (France). Since 2002 it has had an AOC designation.
Production
Chevrotin has been produced since the 17th century in the Alpine foothills of the Savoyard Ch ...
.
Geography
The
Fier flows northwestward through the middle of the commune and traverses the village.
People
*
Émile Paganon
Émile Paganon (July 19, 1916 – January 24, 2012) was a French military officer of the chasseurs alpins and skier. He was leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth.
Paganon was born in Thônes. , Alpine guide and skier
See also
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Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
References
Communes of Haute-Savoie
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