3500 x 3256 px | 29,6 x 27,6 cm | 11,7 x 10,9 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
18 novembre 2012
Ubicazione:
Route du Fayet, Combloux, Haute-Savoie, Alps, France
Altre informazioni:
Forests [edit] As of 1996, 178, 624 hectares (441, 390 acres) of Haute-Savoie is forested (38.8 percent of the total land area), compared to 34.4 percent for the Rhone-Alpes region and 27.1 percent for France as a whole. Of the forested area 141, 063 hectares (348, 570 acres) (79 percent) is managed for timber and other forest products, with the remaining 37, 561 hectares (92, 820 acres) having no commercial value or used for outdoor recreation.[1]:12 Map of Haute-Savoie National nature reserves are designated by the French government as areas where an outstanding natural heritage is present in both rare and typical areas in terms of species and geology. Management is charged to local organizations, with direction and evaluation focusing on long-term protection for future generations and environmental education.[2] Of the 37, 561 hectares (92, 820 acres) of land not managed for timber, Haute-Savoie has nine national nature reserves totaling 24, 542 hectares (60, 640 acres).[3] Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve – 3, 276 hectares (8, 100 acres) Bout du Lac d'Annecy National Nature Reserve – 84 hectares (210 acres) Carlaveyron National Nature Reserve – 599 hectares (1, 480 acres) Contamines-Montjoie National Nature Reserve – 5, 500 hectares (14, 000 acres) Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve – 539.7 hectares (1, 334 acres) Passy National Nature Reserve – 2, 000 hectares (4, 900 acres) Roc de Chère National Nature Reserve – 68.24 hectares (168.6 acres) Sixt-Passy National Nature Reserve – 9, 200 hectares (23, 000 acres) Vallon de Bérard National Nature Reserve – 3, 276 hectares (8, 100 acres) Lakes [edit] See also: Lakes in Haute-Savoie Aerial view of Annecy Lake from the southeast Haute-Savoie has significant freshwater resources. Lake Annecy is a major attraction, along with the town of Évian-les-Bains (perhaps the best-known town on the French shore of Lake Geneva, and known worldwide for its Evian mineral water. Haute-Savoie is entirely within the wa
