Talloires

History

The area of Talloires has been settled since Neolithic times. In Roman times, Talloires was a stage on the consular road leading from Milan to Strasbourg; the town is however mentioned for the first time in the 9th century AD. In 1016, an abbey was founded here by King Rudolph III of Burgundy and monks from Savigny Abbey and Lyon. The now standing structures of the abbey were built in 1681. The famous chemist Claude Louis Berthollet was born in Talloires, then part of the Duchy of Savoy, in 1749.

Geography

Talloires is located south of Geneva, Switzerland, on Lake Annecy and south of the local prefecture in Annecy, about 50 km from Switzerland and about 90 km from Italy. The town is situated in the French Alps, along a bay on the east side of the lake.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,425
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,634
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,587
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,573
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,371
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,992
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,957
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,464

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2026-01-12
  4 km SSW of Les Houches, France
• M 3.3 — 2025-05-06
  8 km W of Chapareillan, France
• M 3.2 — 2024-05-09
  9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
• M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
  7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
• M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
  3 km S of Faverges, France
• M 4.1 — 2021-10-05
  10 km SSW of Evolène, Switzerland