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Thonon-les-Bains (Municipality, Haute-Savoie, France) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Thonon-les-Bains (30,000 inhabitants) is a sous-préfecture of the department of Haute-Savoie, located on the southern shore of lake Léman. Thonon is the capital city of the traditional province of Chablais, the northernmost province of Savoy, which was highly disputed between the Catholics and the Protestants after the Reformation. |
 | | Thonon was then a small village built around a priory and protected by the fortress of Allinge-Neuf, which was built on a hill located a few kilometers away from the village. |
 | | Thonon was then the main residence of the ducal court and remained so all along the XVth century, attracting several immigrants who dramatically increased the population and activity of the city. |
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