Savoy
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Summary
Savoy is a natural region of France[1]. Savoy ranks in the top 3% of natural region of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,183 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Savoie[3], Haute-Savoie[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Instance of: historical province of France[6], historical region[7]
- Capital: Chambéry[8]
- Official language: French[9]
- Shares border with: Canton of Geneva[10], Canton of Valais[11], Aosta Valley[12], Piedmont[13], Hautes-Alpes[14], Isère[15], Ain[16]
- Anthem: Les Allobroges[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Haute-Savoie[18], Savoie[19]
- Flag: flag of Savoy[20]
- Commons category: Savoy[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Savoy[23]
- Population: 1,250,423[24]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Savoy[25]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[29]
- Category for people born here: Q13335328[30]
- Demonym: Savoyard[31], Savoisien[32]
- Different from: Sabaudia[33]
- Area: 10,416 km²[34]
- Language used: Arpitan language[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Savoy[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Savoy include Haute-Savoie[37], a department of France[38], in France[39], founded in 1860[40]; Savoie[41], a department of France[42], in France[43], founded in 1860[44]; and House of Savoy-Carignano[45], a noble family[46], in Duchy of Savoy[47].
Why It Matters
Savoy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Savoy is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Savoy include Haute-Savoie[37], a department of France[38], in France[39], founded in 1860[40]; Savoie[41], a department of France[42], in France[43], founded in 1860[44]; and House of Savoy-Carignano[45], a noble family[46], in Duchy of Savoy[47].