Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune in the northern part of the
Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern
France.
A high-market holiday resort and spa town on the shores of Lake
Geneva (French: Lac Léman), it has been visited, over two centuries,
by royalty such as Kings Edward VII and George V of the United Kingdom
and King Farouk of Egypt, and celebrities such as countess Anna
de Noailles and Marcel Proust.