Canton of Thônes

Area: the Rhone-Alps
Department: Haute-Savoie to see Cantons of Haute-Savoie
District: Annecy
District: Second district of Haute-Savoie
10 communes: Balme-with-Thuy - Bouchet - the Keys - Clusaz - Large-Bornand the - Manigod - Serraval - Saint-Jean-with-Sixt - Thônes (chief town) - Them Villards-on-Thônes
Population: 13.502 inhabitants (1999)
Surface: 298,53 km ²
General adviser: Jean-Paul Amoudry, Senator, UDF, elected since 1992.

Description

Mountain canton, extending on the Massive from Aravis, and structured by high alpine valleys (Manigod, Name, Limit).

in north, RD 12 by the Valley of the Terminal and the valley of the Name, to 36 km of the Roche-sur-Foron.
in the west (Annecy), RD 16 by the Valley of the Name (17 km) or RD 909 by the Collar of Bluffy (21 km)
in the south, RD 12 by Serraval, to 21 km of Faverges.
in the west, by the collar of Aravis, RD 909 by Clusaz, Giettaz, the RN 212 (section Albertville - Mégève) is to 30 km.
in the west, by the Collar of only open Colombière the summer, RD 4 by the Largeone, the RN 205 and a40 highway (left “Cluses”) are to 41 km.

Highways: A40 left “Bonneville” (31 km) - A41 left “Annecy-North” (23 km) - A430 left “Albertville” (39 km)
Gares: Annecy (21 km)
regional Airport of Annecy-Metz-Tessy (23 km) or International airport Geneva-Cointrin (69 km).

Agriculture: breeding, cheeses.
Trade on Thônes, the Largeone, Saint-Jean-of-Sixt, Clusaz.
Industries on Thônes: ind. Agro-alimentaire (reblochon), movable Mobalpa
Of many people works on Annecy
Tourisme: Great ski stations (Clusaz, the Largeone), family Stations (Saint-Jean-of-Sixt, Manigod)

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