Le Alpi Francesi paesaggio, su strada consente l'occhio di fluire facilmente attraverso la composizione che conduce al visualizzatore di neve Monte Bianco, Francia
3750 x 2491 px | 31,8 x 21,1 cm | 12,5 x 8,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
18 novembre 2012
Ubicazione:
Route du Fayet, Combloux, Haute-Savoie, Alps, France
Altre informazioni:
Haute-Savoie comprises 4 arrondissements, divided into 294 communes and 35 cantons. To the north, it borders the Swiss Canton of Geneva and Lake Geneva; to the east the Swiss Canton of Valais and Italy's Aosta Valley; to the west the French department of Ain, and to the south the department of Savoie. Haute-Savoie has the largest range of elevations of all the departments in France; the lowest point is 250 metres (820 ft) in the Rhone River Valley, and the highest Mont Blanc at 4, 810.40 metres (15, 782.2 ft).[1]:9 Some of the world's best-known ski resorts are in Haute-Savoie. The terrain of the department includes the Alpine Mont Blanc Range; the French Prealps of the Aravis Range, the Chablais, Bornes and Bauges Alps; and the peneplains of Genevois haut-savoyard and Albanais (known collectively as L'Avant-pays savoyard).[1]:9 Its mountainous terrain makes mountain passes important to trade and economic life. Some of the most important are the Col de la Forclaz (which connects Chamonix to the Canton of Valais) and the Mont Blanc Tunnel, linking Chamonix to Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley.[1]:10 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
