Abondance, Haute-Savoie

French commune
name = Abondance


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time zone = CET (GMT +1)
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region = Rhône-Alpes
departement = Haute-Savoie (74)
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arrondissement=Thonon-les-Bains
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area = 55.84
population = 1294
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date-population = 1999
density = 21.26
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alt moy=930 m
alt mini=840
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Abondance is a commune in the Alps just south of Lake Geneva on the Swiss border in the department of Haute-Savoie in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The people of this commune are referred to as "Abondanciers".

Abondance has given its name to a variety of cheese made in the region, as well as the breed of cattle from which the milk comes from to make the cheese. Abondance is home to the international boarding school Sainte Croix des Neiges. The town used to be a ski resort with 11 pistes.

Abondance was the first ski resort in the Alps to shut down permanently due to lack of snow, due to alleged global warming. In the 2006-2007 ski season, the town lost money due to lifts being shutdown. The town's plea for government aid to support the resort was denied due to its unlikeliness to return to profit due to lack of snow.

ee also

* Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
* Abondance (cattle)
* Abondance (cheese)

External links

* [http://www.abondance.org Official website of the commune]