Haute-Savoie ([ot savwa] ( listen); Arpitan : Savouè d’Amont / Hiôta-Savouè; English : Upper Savoy) 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 Blanc Tunnel to Italy is in Upper Savoy. It is noted for its winter sports and the first Winter Olympics were held at Chamonix in 1924.