Annecy-le-Vieux

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Annecy-le-Vieux
Part of Annecy
Panoramic view of Annecy-le-Vieux
Coat of arms
Location of Annecy-le-Vieux
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Coordinates: 45°55′12″N 6°08′34″E / 45.92°N 6.1428°E / 45.92; 6.1428
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Annecy-le-Vieux
Commune	Annecy
Area 1	17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	22,077
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	74940
Elevation	420–1,290 m (1,380–4,230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Annecy-le-Vieux (French pronunciation: [ansi lə vjø]) was a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of Annecy.^[2]

It was the fourth-largest commune in Haute-Savoie in terms of population, and was located on the northeastern shore of Lake Annecy. It was essentially a residential suburb of Annecy, being less than 3 km from its centre, and was sometimes known at the 16eme arrondissement of Annecy.

The last mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux was Bernard Accoyer, who served from 1989 until December 2016. A doctor by profession, he was also the député of the district and was President of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012.