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Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie is a French département, number 74.

Préfecture (capital): Annecy[?]

Sous-préfectures: Bonneville[?], Saint Julien en Génevois[?] and Thonon les Bains[?].

The area is famous for the entrance to the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Italy and is also home to Chamonix and other notable ski resorts.

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