Le vieil Annecy ( " Old Annecy " ) , ( not to be confused with Annecy-le-Vieux , another border town ) , was a settlement from the time of the Romans . Annecy was the court of the counts of Geneva or Genevois from the 10th century . It passed to the counts of Savoy in 1401 . In 1444 , it became the regional capital of the provinces of Genevois , Faucigny , and Beaufortain . With the advance of Calvinism , Annecy became a center for the Counter-Reformation , the old Bishopric of Geneva being transferred to it in 1535 . Francis of Sales was born in Sales , France in 1567 and served as bishop of Annecy from 1602 to 1622 ; his relics are preserved in the cathedral . During the French Revolution , the Savoy region was conquered by France . Annecy became attached to the department of Mont Blanc , whose capital was Chambéry . The Catholic diocese was suppressed in 1801 . After the Bourbon Restoration in 1815 , Annecy was returned to the King of Sardinia and the Catholic diocese restored in 1822 . When Savoy was annexed to France in 1860 with the Treaty of Turin , it became the capital of the new department of Haute-Savoie . Annecy was the site of the second round of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) talks in 1949 . In 2012 , a multiple murder occurred in the Annecy area
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