Haute-Savoie (] (); Francoprovençal: Savouè d'Amont or Hiôta-Savouè; ; or ; ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva; to the south and southeast are Mont Blanc and the Aravis mountain ranges.