Savoie

Savoie (; Arpitan: Savouè d’Avâl, Italian: Savoia, English: Savoy, /səˈvɔɪ/) is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.

Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860. For history before 1860, details of the annexation, and modern regionalism, see Savoy.

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