Annemasse Hotels

Annemasse,/B> is a city in the Haute-Savoie region of France, located directly across the border from Geneva, Switzerland. Many of its inhabitants work in Geneva and travel home every day. It is a useful place to stay for those who find Geneva's hotel prices too much for their pocket. Annemasse is part of the metropolitan area of Geneva. Annemasse is the last exit of the French motorway A40 before the border. It is thus well connected with the other cities of the region. The city is surrounded by the Mont Salève (alt. 1300m) and the Arve River on the West, the Voirons (alt. 1450m) on the East and the Swiss border on the North. The main activity is commerce: due to the foreign exchange situation, a lot of Swiss people come to Annemasse to purchase food and other commodities. A large proportion of the population work in Geneva, Switzerland, where the salaries are higher than in France. The urban area of Annemasse (consisting of six cities or "communes") is the second largest agglomération in Haute-Savoie. The city mayor 1977 - 2008 was Robert Borrel from the Socialist Party, but the Conservative Party usually gets the majority in other elections. Christian Dupessay (PS) was elected mayor in the 2008 elections following Borrel's retirement.