Bonneville (Haute-Savoie)

Bonneville is a commune in the Haute- Savoie, a part of the Rhône -Alpes region.

The town is located some 27 km south-east of Geneva and 57 km north- west of Chamonix. Near the center is the symbol of the city, a large bridge over the Arve.

Bonneville has 12,201 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) on an area of ​​2,715 hectares. Mayor 's Martial Saddier. In the city of 2006 Olympic gold medalist lives in the downhill, Antoine Dénériaz; Bonneville is the birthplace of the football national player René Alpsteg.

Bonneville has a station on the rail line from La Roche- sur -Foron -Saint -Gervais.

The municipality is located in the wine region Savoie. White wines from the grape Altesse ( locally called roussette ) may be marketed under the protected designation of origin roussette de Savoie. For white wines, red wines and other grape varieties, the AOC Vin de Savoie applies.

Demographics

Twinning

Twin cities of Bonneville are

  • Staufen im Breisgau (Baden- Württemberg)
  • Racconigi (Piedmont)
  • Téra (Republic of Niger). Tera is supported by Bonneville through numerous donations.
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Bonneville Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Savoy wine Varietal Vin de Savoie AOC Ayze Brizon, Haute-Savoie Contamine-sur-Arve Entremont (Haute-Savoie) Vougy (Haute-Savoie)
137969
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