The french department of Haute-Savoie (74), bordering on Switzerland and Italy, is part of the Rhône-Alpes region. It is made up of 294 municipalities. Annecy (240'221 inhabitants, 2003 valuation), seat of the Préfecture and the departmental council, is its chief town. Main towns : Annecy, Annemasse (80 973 inhab.), Thonon/Evian (58 834 inhab.), Cluses (56 906 inhab.) Some figures Population : 662'134 inhabitants (2003 valuation) Surface area : 4'388 sq km (1/100 of France and 10 % of Rhône-Alpes) Density : 150 inhab/sq km   Source : Haute-Savoie Les chiffres-clé - Editions 2004