Title: Arrondissement of Annecy Content: The arrondissement of Annecy is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Savoie département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Annecy. ==History== When the Haute-Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Annecy was part of that original department. ==Geography== The arrondissement of Annecy is bordered to the northwest by the arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en- Genevois, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Bonneville, and to the south by the Savoie department. It is the most southern arrondissement of the department and is the second largest arrondissement with an area of , but the first in population, with 276,382 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². ==Composition== ===Cantons=== After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements. In the arrondissement of Annecy, there are 7 cantons: # Annecy-1 (7401) # Annecy-2 (7402) # Annecy-le-Vieux (7403) # Faverges (7408) (partly) # La Roche-sur- Foron (7411) (partly) # Rumilly (7412) # Seynod (7416) ===Communes=== The arrondissement of Annecy has 80 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes): # Alby-sur-Chéran (74002) # Alex (74003) # Allèves (74004) # Annecy (74010) # Argonay (74019) # La Balme-de-Sillingy (74026) # La Balme-de-Thuy (74027) # Bloye (74035) # Bluffy (74036) # Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin (74045) # Boussy (74046) # Chainaz-les-Frasses (74054) # Chapeiry (74061) # La Chapelle-Saint- Maurice (74060) # Charvonnex (74062) # Chavanod (74067) # Chevaline (74072) # Choisy (74076) # Les Clefs (74079) # La Clusaz (74080) # Crempigny-Bonneguête (74095) # Cusy (74097) # Cuvat (74098) # Dingy-Saint-Clair (74102) # Doussard (74104) # Duingt (74108) # Entrevernes (74111) # Épagny-Metz-Tessy (74112) # Étercy (74117) # Faverges-Seythenex (74123) # Fillière (74282) # Giez (74135) # Le Grand-Bornand (74136) # Groisy (74137) # Gruffy (74138) # Hauteville-sur- Fier (74141) # Héry-sur-Alby (74142) # Lathuile (74147) # Leschaux (74148) # Lornay (74151) # Lovagny (74152) # Manigod (74160) # Marcellaz-Albanais (74161) # Marigny-Saint-Marcel (74165) # Massingy (74170) # Menthon-Saint- Bernard (74176) # Mésigny (74179) # Montagny-les-Lanches (74186) # Moye (74192) # Mûres (74194) # Nâves-Parmelan (74198) # Nonglard (74202) # Poisy (74213) # Quintal (74219) # Rumilly (74225) # Saint-Eustache (74232) # Saint- Eusèbe (74231) # Saint-Félix (74233) # Saint-Ferréol (74234) # Saint-Jean-de- Sixt (74239) # Saint-Jorioz (74242) # Saint-Sylvestre (74254) # Sales (74255) # Sallenôves (74257) # Serraval (74265) # Sevrier (74267) # Sillingy (74272) # Talloires-Montmin (74275) # Thônes (74280) # Thusy (74283) # Val-de-Chaise (74167) # Val-de-Fier (74274) # Vallières (74289) # Vaulx (74292) # Versonnex (74297) # Veyrier-du-Lac (74299) # Les Villards-sur-Thônes (74302) # Villaz (74303) # Villy-le-Pelloux (74307) # Viuz-la-Chiésaz (74310) The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:  ==Related pages== * Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department * List of arrondissements of France