Mouvement Région Savoie
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The Savoy Region Movement is a French regionalist
political party based in Savoy
.
The party supports the creation of a Savoyard region
composed of the departments of Savoie
and Haute-Savoie
. Both of these departments are part of the larger Rhône-Alpes
region, an 'artificial' region built in 1972. It also supports Arpitan
(or Franco-Provençal), the older language of this region.
The party is a member of the Fédération Régions et Peuples Solidaires
and the European Free Alliance
, and it has had only one of its members elected to the regional council since 1992.
Regionalism (politics)
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political party based in Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
.
The party supports the creation of a Savoyard region
Régions of France
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composed of the departments of Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
and Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
. Both of these departments are part of the larger Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
region, an 'artificial' region built in 1972. It also supports Arpitan
Franco-Provençal language
Franco-Provençal , Arpitan, or Romand is a Romance language with several distinct dialects that form a linguistic sub-group separate from Langue d'Oïl and Langue d'Oc. The name Franco-Provençal was given to the language by G.I...
(or Franco-Provençal), the older language of this region.
The party is a member of the Fédération Régions et Peuples Solidaires
Fédération Régions et Peuples Solidaires
Fédération Régions et Peuples Solidaires is a political federation of various regionalist parties in France. It was founded in 1995, in order to organise a coordinated combat against "Parisian centrism" and "Jacobin conception of peoples" on the French state level...
and the European Free Alliance
European Free Alliance
The European Free Alliance is a European political party. It consists of various national-level political parties in Europe which advocate either full political independence , or some form of devolution or self-governance for their country or region...
, and it has had only one of its members elected to the regional council since 1992.