Évian-les-Bains

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Coordinates: 46°23′00″N 6°35′00″E / 46.3833333333, 6.58333333333

Administration
Commune of Évian-les-Bains A street in Évian-les-Bains.
Location

Country	France
Region	Rhône Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Thonon-les-Bains
Canton	Évian-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays d'Évian
Mayor	Marc Francina (UMP) (2001-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	372 m–739 m
Land area^¹	4.3 km²
Population^² (2005)	7,787
- Density	1,607/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	74119/ 74500
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

CGN paddle steamer Montreux leaving Évian-les-Bains in July 2002.

Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune of France, in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie département, on the shores of Lake Geneva (aka Lac Léman), opposite Lausanne, Switzerland.

History

In July 1938, the Évian Conference was convened there to discuss the problem of Jewish refugees. On March 18, 1962, the Évian Accords were signed there. On June 1, 2003 the G8 began its 29th summit meeting in Évian.

Economy

The town is home of Evian mineral water, which makes up the foundation of the economy together with the Casino d'Evian, largest themed casino in Europe,^{[citation needed]} and the Evian Royal Resort, favorite holiday destination of former French President François Mitterand.^{[citation needed]}

The two largest hotels in Évian are the Hotel Royal where the G8 summit was held and the Hilton.