What is "savoie"

Savoie (; Arpitan: Savouè, Italian: Savoia , English: Savoy ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps.

Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on 14 June 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on 24 March 1860. For history before 1860, details of the annexation, and modern regionalism, see Savoy.

Savoie and Haute-Savoie are two French departments located in the Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes) region in the French Alps.
Pays de Savoie is used to name them as a whole entity.

Related articles :

• Communes of the Savoie department, a list
• Croix de Savoie Gaillard, a football club
• Mouvement Région Savoie, a French regionalist political party
• Tomme de Savoie, a variety of cheese
• University of Savoie, in alpine eastern France

Savoie may also refer to:

In people :

• Calixte Savoie, a Canadian businessman, school principal, teacher, and politician
• Denise Savoie, a Canadian politician
• Dennis Savoie, the Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
• Donat Savoie, a Canadian anthropologist
• François-Théodore Savoie, a Canadian politician
• Guy Savoie, a former politician in Manitoba, Canada
• Hidulphe Savoie, a general merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
• Jean-Paul Savoie, a social worker and former politician in New Brunswick, Canada
• Matthew Savoie, an American figure skater
• Nicky Savoie, American football player
• Réjean Savoie, a businessman and former political figure in New Brunswick
• René Savoie, a Swiss ice hockey player
• Robert Savoie, a French-Canadian operatic baritone
• Roger Savoie, a defensive lineman who played fifteen seasons in the Canadian Football League