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Commune of Évian-les-Bains |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains |
| Canton | Évian-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays d'Évian |
| Mayor | Marc Francina (UMP) (2001-2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 372 m–739 m |
| Land area¹ | 4.3 km² |
| Population² (2005) |
7,787 |
| - Density | 1,607/km² (2005) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74119/ 74500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune of France, in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie département, on the shores of Lake Geneva (aka Lac Léman), opposite Lausanne, Switzerland.
History
In July 1938, the Évian Conference was convened there to discuss the problem of Jewish refugees. On March 18, 1962, the Évian Accords were signed there. On June 1, 2003 the G8 began its 29th summit meeting in Évian.
Economy
The town is home of Evian mineral water, which makes up the foundation of the economy together with the Casino d'Evian, largest themed casino in Europe,citation needed and the Evian Royal Resort, favorite holiday destination of former French President François Mitterand.citation needed
The two largest hotels in Évian are the Hotel Royal where the G8 summit was held and the Hilton.
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