Île des Cygnes
Île des Cygnes is an islet in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Île des Cygnes is situated nearby to the hamlet Les Balmettes, as well as near the neighborhood Le Clos Saint-Michel.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lake Annecy, France
- Also known as: “Ile des Cygnes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jardins de l’Europe d’Annecy and Le Pâquier.
Jardins de l’Europe d’Annecy
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jardins de l’Europe d’Annecy is a park.
Château d’Annecy
Castle
Photo: Kemper Boyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annecy and Cran-Gevrier.
Annecy
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Annecy, in the north of the French Alps, is called "the Venice of Savoie" — a well-deserved title. The medieval town centre built around a 14th-century chateau is dissected by small canals and streams running out of Lac Annecy, which is clean, fresh and a wonderful azure colour.
Cran-Gevrier
Suburb
Photo: Aliou23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cran-Gevrier is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune of Annecy.
Annecy-le-Vieux
Suburb
Photo: Phoenix74, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Annecy-le-Vieux was a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of Annecy.
Île des Cygnes
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.89917° or 45° 53′ 57″ northLongitude
6.13328° or 6° 7′ 60″ eastElevation
447 metres (1,467 feet)Open location code
8FQ8V4XM+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 25963214OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3021937Wikidata ID
Q3593458
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Satellite Map
Discover Île des Cygnes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to German—“Île des Cygnes” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Île des Cygnes (Annecy)”
- Catalan: “Île des Cygnes”
- Catalan: “Illa dels Cignes (Annecy)”
- Cebuano: “Île des Cygnes”
- French: “Ile des Cygnes (Annecy)”
- French: “Île des cygnes (annecy)”
- French: “île des Cygnes”
- French: “Île des Cygnes”
- German: “Île des Cygnes”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Balmettes and Le Clos Saint-Michel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ponton des Aravis and L’Hirondelle - Location de bateaux.
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