This has been on the back burner quite a long time. I'm not sure it is still anything more that a statement of intention, but I'll be sure to ask my French wife (who has BOTG, aka her family) about it.
This has been on the back burner quite a long time. I'm not sure it is still anything more that a statement of intention, but I'll be sure to ask my French wife (who has BOTG, aka her family) about it.
The answer is: they're working on it. In a nutshell, first aim is merging the two departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie into one, then gaining regional status (which is halfway to independence) then aiming for severing all ties to the Republic and becoming an actual State - which it used to be (broadly) up until 1860 when the Treaty of Turin annexed it to France. From what I understand, they are counting on some (financial) help from Switzerland to achieve their goal. The Wiki page is very informative but it's only available in French: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_de_la_Savoie.
I hope for their sake they succeed - for my sake as well because despite my wife's family still living there, plus some folks of mine, and despite being a one-hour drive from my place (I'm Belgian) I swear to God I'm never, ever setting foot on French territory again. I can forgive many things but *not* Macron.
This has been on the back burner quite a long time. I'm not sure it is still anything more that a statement of intention, but I'll be sure to ask my French wife (who has BOTG, aka her family) about it.
The answer is: they're working on it. In a nutshell, first aim is merging the two departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie into one, then gaining regional status (which is halfway to independence) then aiming for severing all ties to the Republic and becoming an actual State - which it used to be (broadly) up until 1860 when the Treaty of Turin annexed it to France. From what I understand, they are counting on some (financial) help from Switzerland to achieve their goal. The Wiki page is very informative but it's only available in French: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_de_la_Savoie.
The nitty-gritty of the plan explained here (in French again): https://www.breizh-info.com/2022/03/26/182219/quel-processus-politique-realiste-pour-lindependance-de-la-savoie-lagora/
I hope for their sake they succeed - for my sake as well because despite my wife's family still living there, plus some folks of mine, and despite being a one-hour drive from my place (I'm Belgian) I swear to God I'm never, ever setting foot on French territory again. I can forgive many things but *not* Macron.
Ever.