The town of Annecy is the pearl of the Haute-Savoie department in the southeastern Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in France. It is also approximately 22 miles from the famous Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

France's Olympic committee chose the picturesque Alpine city of Annecy on Wednesday as its candidate for the 2018 Winter Games. ... Annecy, France to bid for 2018 Winter Olympics. 16y.

The lakeside town of Annecy has been named as France's candidate city to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the French national Olympic committee announced on Wednesday.

(ATR) On the shores of Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie region of France, the 2nd International Military Sports Council World Winter Games were officially declared open during a festive 90-minute ...

PARIS (AP) - France’s Olympic committee has chosen the Alpine city of Annecy to bid for the 2018 Winter Games. The head of the French Olympic committee, Henri Serandour, says Annecy was chosen ...

Best of the rest. Towns of more than 100,000 people - Annecy, Angers, Le Mans. Towns 50,000 to 100,000 - Bayonne, La Rochelle, Avignon. Bayonne - famous for its festival - also scored highly.