Taninges
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Taninges |
| Mayor | Yves Laurat (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 609–2,000 m (1,998–6,600 ft) |
| Land area1 | 42.66 km2 (16.47 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,140 (1999) |
| - Density | 74 /km2 (190 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74276/ 74440 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 46°06′29″N 6°35′32″E / 46.1081°N 6.5922°E
Taninges is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Taninges is a very pleasant, large village of over 3000 people in the French Alps about 45 minutes drive east of Geneva and close to Cluses. It dates back to Roman times, with some Roman mountain tracked, cobble stone tracks. It has Hotels, restaurants, a cinema, a large Super-U supermarket (With well priced fuel), a river, high quality municipal campsite, lots of walks and cycle tracks and if that wasn't enough a good tourist information center with internet and multi-lingual staff. It is close to the Winter resorts of Pras des Lys, Sommand, and Les Gets.
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