Abondance, Haute-Savoie, a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France
It is possible to ski to Torgon in Switzerland or ski towards the Super Chatel domain and the vast Portes du Soleil ski area.
On 4 June 1627 he became the abbot of the monastery at Abondance and in 1637, on the death of his elder brother Victor Amadeus I, he and his brother Thomas claimed the regency of the duchy against Victor Amadeus's widow Christine Marie of France, but the king supported Christine and confirmed her as regent.
Valley defenses of the Pas de Morgins: Three blockhouses at La Chapelle d'Abondance.
The cow breeds best for producing the milk needed for this cheese are the Abondance, Tarentaise and the Montbéliarde.