History
No mention is made of Evian before the 12th century AD. Over the years, the town would 
change its name several times: from Aquianum in 1150 to Aquiano in 1219 to Ayviens in 1420 and finally to Evian-les-Bains in 1864, soon after France's annexation of Savoy.
lThe village's expansion began in the Middle Ages, with the construction of a castle in the 12th century and the granting of tax exemptions. As a result, Evian would grow into an important market town, a commercial port on the lake and a popular holiday destination for the counts and dukes of Savoy.
The town's first known coat of arms dates from the 15th century, bearing the Latin motto Deo et ducis fidelis perpetuo ("Perpetual faithfulness to God and Duke"). It wasn't until the end of the 18th century, when the qualities of Evian's mineral water were first discovered, that the town's development really took off.
Most of the town's preserved historic buildings were built between 1870 and 1913, with Evian reaching its peak as the international spa town during the 1930s.
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