Country France Department Haute-Savoie Canton Bonneville Area 27.15 km² Local time Monday 7:47 PM | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Arrondissement Bonneville Intercommunality Faucigny-Glières Population 11,380 (2007) | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 93% Humidity Points of interest Lac Bénit, Boulet Philippe, Metral Court Chaffard Rolande | ||
Bonneville ([bɔn.vil]; Arpitan: Bônavela) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Map of 74130 Bonneville, France
Geography
Bonneville is on the A40 autoroute, roughly halfway between Geneva and Chamonix. The urban centre is on the north bank of the Arve river, with urban development reaching to the foot of the mountains to both the north and south.
Bonneville sits at the juncture between the Swiss Voralpen and the French Prealps. to the west, the Arve valley is a wide and fertile outwash plain, while to the east, it is a classical glacial valley.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Bonneville is twinned with:
References
Bonneville, Haute-Savoie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA