Abondance, Haute-Savoie
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| Abondance | ||
| Location | ||
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| Coordinates | ||
| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie (74) | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Abondance | |
| Statistics | ||
| Altitude | 840 m–2,420 m (avg. 930 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 55.84 km² | |
| Population² | ||
| - 1999 | 1,294 | |
| - Density | 21.26/km² (1999) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 74001/ 74360 | |
| Dialling code | 0450 | |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | ||
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Abondance is a commune situated in the Alps just south of Lake Geneva on the Swiss border in the department of Haute-Savoie in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. The people of this commune are referred to as Abondanciers. Abondance has given its name to a variety of cheese made in the region, as well as the breed of cattle from which the milk comes from to make the cheese. During the winter, it becomes a ski resort with 11 pistes.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (French) Official website of the commune
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