Annecy-le-Vieux

Annecy-le-Vieux was a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of Annecy. It was the fourth-largest commune in Haute-Savoie in terms of population, and was located on the northeastern shore of Lake Annecy. It was essentially a residential suburb of Annecy, being less than 3 km from its centre, and was sometimes known at the 16eme arrondissement of Annecy. The last mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux was Bernard Accoyer, who served from 1989 until December 2016. A doctor by profession, he was also the député of the district and was President of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012.