Samoëns
Samoëns (; Arpitan: Samouens) is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It was the principal commune for the canton that bore its name until it was abolished in 2015. The town of Samoëns is located in the French Alps' Vallée du Giffre (Giffre Valley), just southwest of Champéry in Valais.
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Place details
- Locality
- Samoëns
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,581
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- Population
- Stonemasons
- Tourist destination
- Jaysinia and the Cognac-Jaÿ Foundation
- Chapels
- See also
- References
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Samoëns (; Arpitan: Samouens) is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It was the principal commune for the canton that bore its name until it was abolished in 2015. The town of Samoëns is located in the French Alps' Vallée du Giffre (Giffre Valley), just southwest of Champéry in Valais.
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