Thonon-les-Bains

Thonon-les-Bains is a town (commune) in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

History
Thonon-les-Bains was the historic capital of Chablais, a province of the old Duchy of Savoy. The Chablais Savoyard is the portion of Chablais in France. Chablais Valaison and Chablais Vaudois are those portions of Chablais in the adjacent Switzerland cantons Valais and Vaud.(cite: Chablais Wikipedia) The town was the capital of the Dukedom of Chablais.

Transport
Transport is assured by BUT (Bus urbains thononais).The lines are Line A: Destination Grangette / Destination Multiplex Line B: Destination Z.I VONGY / Destination Place des arts Line C: Destination Collège Théodore Monod / Place des arts Line D: Destination Collège theodore Monod or Espace Leman /Place des arts Line L:Destination Amphion Village / Place des arts Line P:Destination Marin / Place des arts Line M: Destination La Chavanne / Place des arts Line N: Destination Parking des chateaux /Place des arts Map of the network : http://www.leman-but.fr/ftp/FR_plan/Plan%202012%202013.pdf Line H and J are used in Evian-Les-Bains, and not Thonon-Les-Bains.

Main sights

 * Arboretum de Ripaille
 * Funiculaire de Thonon-les-Bains
 * Château de Ripaille
 * Saint-Hippolyte church (12th century), remade in Savoy Baroque-style during the 17th century

Twin towns (sister cities)
Thonon-les-Bains is twinned with:
 * 🇩🇪 Eberbach, Germany
 * 🇺🇸 Mercer Island, United States
 * 🇷🇸 Čačak, Serbia