Yvoire

Yvoire
Yvoire
Commune
	The medieval gate
	Coat of arms
	Location of Yvoire
	Yvoire Yvoire
	Coordinates: 46°22′13″N 6°19′34″E / 46.370279°N 6.326153°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Thonon-les-Bains
Canton	Sciez
Intercommunality	Thonon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-François Kung
Area 1	3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population (2016)	981
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Demonym	Yvoiriens - Yvoiriennes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74315 /74140
Elevation	372–441 m (1,220–1,447 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Yvoire is a small medieval town in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Geography

Located at the tip of the Leman peninsula (presqu'île de Léman), Yvoire delimits the two main parts of Lake Geneva, the "petit lac" and the "grand lac".

Features

The town is well known for its medieval buildings and summer floral displays, as well as the Jardin des Cinq Sens, a garden in the center of the town. It is called one of the "most beautiful villages of France".

History

The town was fortified by Amadeus V in the 14th century. It soon gained a strategic military importance and the inhabitants were given tax privileges.