Annecy

Prefecture of Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Annecy (US: AN-ə-SEE, ahn-SEE; French: [an(ə)si]) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed the "Pearl of the French Alps" in Raoul Blanchard's monograph describing its location between lake and mountains, the town controls the northern entrance to the lake gorge.

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