Savoy

Savoy (; ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south and west and to the Aosta Valley in the east.

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Savoy is a cultural-historical region located in the Western Alps that sits at the intersection of different European cultural zones, stretching from Lake Geneva down to the Dauphiné and across to the Aosta Valley. It matters because it represents an important meeting point of distinct cultural traditions—between Occitania, Piedmont, and other Alpine regions—making it significant for understanding European cultural geography and history.

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Country.conventional_long_name: Savoy
Country.image_flag: Savoie flag.svg
Country.image_map: Lage von Savoien in Europa (Karte).svg
Country.anthem: "Le Chant des Allobroges"The Song of the Allobroges
Country.capital: Chambéry
Country.largest_city: Annecy
Country.legislature: Sovereign Senate of Savoy (dissolved in 1860)
Country.area_km2: 10416
Country.population_census: 1,309,384
Country.population_census_year: 2023
Country.established_event1: Foundation of County
Country.established_date1: 1003
Country.established_event2: Promotion to Duchy by Emperor Sigismund
Country.established_date2: February 19, 1416
Country.established_event3: Annexation by France
Country.established_date3: June 14, 1860
Country.time_zone: CET
Country.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Savoisien
Population: 1250423
Area: 10416

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Contents

Geography
History
Early history
Early and High Middle Ages
Duchy of Savoy
French Revolutionary Wars
Modern history
Annexation to France
20th century
Politics
Modern regionalist politics
Modern historiographical debates
See also
Notes
References
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Savoy, formerly a part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, emerged as the feudal County of Savoy ruled by the House of Savoy during the 11th to 14th centuries. The original territory, also known as "ducal Savoy" or "Savoy proper", is largely co-terminous with the modern French Savoie and Haute-Savoie départements in the region of Rhône-Alpes, but the historical expansion of Savoyard territories, as the Duchy of Savoy (1416–1860), included parts of what is now western Italy and southwestern Switzerland. The current border between France and Italy is due to the Plombières Agreement of 1858, which in preparation for the unification of Italy ceded western Savoy to France, while the eastern territories in Piedmont and Liguria were retained by the House of Savoy, which was to become the ruling dynasty of Italy.