Savoie
French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps
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Summary
Savoie is a department of France[1]. Savoie ranks in the top 4% of department of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,356 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[3], France[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Head of government: Hervé Gaymard[6]
- Capital: Chambéry[7]
- Shares border with: Ain[8], Hautes-Alpes[9], Haute-Savoie[10], Isère[11], Piedmont[12], Aosta Valley[13], Province of Turin[14]
- Named after: Savoy[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Chambéry[16], arrondissement of Albertville[17], arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne[18], Chambéry[19], Saint-Alban-d'Hurtières[20], Saint-Offenge[21]
- Commons category: Savoie[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23], UTC+02:00[24]
- Inception: June 14, 1860[25]
- Highest point: Grande Casse[26]
- Official website: http://www.savoie.pref.gouv.fr/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Savoie[28]
- Commons gallery: Savoie[29]
- Population: 421,105[30], 428,204[31], 431,174[32], 433,724[33], 436,434[34], 439,750[35], 442,468[36], 445,288[37], 448,226[38]
- Office held by head of government: president of the departmental council of Savoie[39]
- Official name: Savoie[40]
- List of monuments: list of historical monuments in Savoy[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Savoie[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Savoie[43]
- Demonym: savoiesi[44], Savojano[45], savoyard[46], saboyardo[47]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Savoie[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Savoie[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Savoie include Éco Savoie Mont Blanc[50], a magazine[51], founded in 2016[52].
Why It Matters
Savoie has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Savoie is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Savoie include Éco Savoie Mont Blanc[50], a magazine[51], founded in 2016[52].