Departement de la Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie is a French department that is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The Insee and the Post office attribute the code 74 to it. The inhabitants of Haute-Savoie are the Haut-Savoyards. The department includes the north of the historical region of Savoie. The Department of Haute-Savoie, a local authority of 3,000 agents, operates in an area of nearly 800,000 inhabitants. Competent authority for social action, colleges, road links and territorial solidarity, it relies on a budget of one billion euros, and is administered by 34 departmental councilors from 17 cantons.