Evian-Les-Bains Hotels

Evian-les-Bains or Evian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva (aka Lac Leman), opposite Lausanne, Switzerland. In July 1938, the Evian Conference was convened there to discuss the problem of Jewish refugees. During the second world war the town was occupied by Germans and much of the jewish community were murdered during the holocaust despite the close proximity to unoccupied Switzerland, the town's statue of General Dupas was also removed during the war. 18 March 1962, the Évian Accords were signed there. On 1 June 2003 the G8 began its 29th summit meeting in Evian.