Chavanod

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Chavanod is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Annecy. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.2 thous. (2019)Area: 5.16 mi²Coordinates: 45°53'24"N, 6°2'23"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Chavanod – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château d'Annecy, Annecy Cathedral, Château de Montrottier, Les Gorges du Fier.

4.2 miE
Modern art exhibits in a historic castle
Château d'Annecy, Annecy
107 min walk • The Château d'Annecy is a restored castle which dominates the old French town of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie département. It was bought by the town, restored and transformed into a museum, le musée-château d'Annecy. The castle is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1959.
4.2 miE
16th-century church and former monastery
Annecy Cathedral, Annecy
107 min walk • Annecy Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Annecy, France. The cathedral is a national monument. The church was erected at the beginning of the 16th century by Jacques Rossel as a chapel for a Franciscan priory.
0.6 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles, Garden
Château de Montrottier, Annecy
16 min walk • The castle of Montrottier is an old fortified house, of the XIIIth century, reworked several times and restored in the XIXth century, which stands on the commune of Lovagny in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes...
0.4 miN
Geologic formation, Canyon, Bridge
Les Gorges du Fier, Annecy
11 min walk • The gorges of the Fier are a remarkable natural curiosity of France, in Haute-Savoie: a very narrow and deep gorge that can be visited thanks to a footbridge fixed on the side of the rock, built in 1869 by the Annecy architect Marius Vallin and...
3.2 miE
Area
Cran-Gevrier, Annecy
81 min walk • Cran-Grevier is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy.
2.8 miE
Area
Seynod, Annecy
73 min walk • Seynod is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy. The inhabitants of Seynod are called Seynodiens.
3.2 miNE
Area
Meythet, Annecy
83 min walk • Meythet is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy.
3.9 miN
Locality
Sillingy
101 min walk • Sillingy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mandallaz Mountain, Annecy
91 min walk • Geographically, the Mandallaz mountain is a small pre-Alpine massif 8 kilometres long by 3–4 km wide, between 500 metres and 929 metres high, north-west of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
4.1 miE
45°53'54"N • 6°7'25"E
Place Sainte Claire, Annecy
104 min walk • Square
4.2 miE
Neighbourhood
Community of Greater Annecy, Annecy
108 min walk • The Community of Greater Annecy is a former intercommunality of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It was formed in January 2001 by ten communes. In January 2002 a further three communes joined. In 2003 the name La Communauté de l'agglomération d'Annecy was adopted.