Talloires

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Administration
Commune of Talloires
Location
Longitude	06° 12' 52" E
Latitude	45° 50' 28" N
Country	France
Région	Rhône-Alpes
Département	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Annecy-le-Vieux
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Tournette
Mayor	Jean Favrot (2001–2008)
Statistics
Altitude	440 m–2,320 m (avg. 447 m)
Land area¹	20.69 km²
Population² (1999)	1,448
- Density (1999)	70/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	74275/ 74290
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Tufts European Center, an 11th century Benedictine priory

Talloires is a small town and commune of the Haute-Savoie département, in the Rhône-Alpes région of eastern France.

1 Geography
2 Tourism
3 Education and conferences
4 External link

[edit] Geography

Talloires is located south of Geneva, Switzerland, on Lake Annecy, near the border of Italy. The town is situated on the hills, along a bay on the east side of the lake.

[edit] Tourism

At least one travel book calls Talloires the "most romantic village" in France. The main business of the town is tourism, although it is still a complete community in its own right, with a central church, post office, bank, library, and a small general store.

Because of the remote location, accessible only by lengthy drives through very narrow, winding, mountain roads, most tourists in Talloires are from neighboring parts of France, Switzerland and Italy. The residents are less likely to speak English than might be expected in more metropolitan areas of France. Visitors may find that speaking French, at least in short phrases, will be necessary, even when ordering meals at the major restaurants in the town.

[edit] Education and conferences

Tufts University maintains its European Center in the local 11th century (former) Benedictine priory. The property serves as a conference center and campus for both visiting college and high school students. With beautiful views of Le Lac d'Annecy, lush gardens, and a millenia of history, Le Prieure is truly a focal point of the village. [1]

Several international conferences have been conducted in Talloires, especially within the educational community. At least one international declaration was created in Talloires. The town was the birthplace of "The Talloires Declaration: University Presidents for a Sustainable Future," [2] an influential declaration on actions required by university leaders to reverse "environmental pollution and degradation, and the depletion of natural resources." Also, several conferences of the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University [3], have been held in Talloires.