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Évian-les-Bains

Town

Spa town on Lake Geneva in France, host of the 1938 refugee conference and of the 1962 accords that ended the Algerian War.

View on map 46.40° N, 6.59° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – May 14, 1815 Switzerland de facto
1789 – May 15, 1796 Kingdom of Sardinia de facto
1789 – October 17, 1797 Holy Roman Empire de facto
November 27, 1792 – April 12, 1814 France de facto
December 21, 1813 – April 11, 1814 Austrian Empire de facto Military occupation
June 9, 1815 – March 24, 1860 Kingdom of Sardinia de facto
March 24, 1860 – June 21, 1940 France de facto
since April 22, 1945 France de facto

Events here 2

March 18, 1962 Évian Accords
June 1–3, 2003 29th G8 summit