Arrondissement of Annecy

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.

### 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:

1. Annecy-1 <small>(7401)</small>
1. Annecy-2 <small>(7402)</small>
1. Annecy-le-Vieux <small>(7403)</small>
1. Faverges <small>(7408)</small> (partly)
1. La Roche-sur-Foron <small>(7411)</small> (partly)
1. Rumilly <small>(7412)</small>
1. Seynod <small>(7416)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Annecy has 80 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Alby-sur-Chéran <small>(74002)</small>
1. Alex <small>(74003)</small>
1. Allèves <small>(74004)</small>
1. Annecy <small>(74010)</small>
1. Argonay <small>(74019)</small>
1. La Balme-de-Sillingy <small>(74026)</small>
1. La Balme-de-Thuy <small>(74027)</small>
1. Bloye <small>(74035)</small>
1. Bluffy <small>(74036)</small>
1. Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin <small>(74045)</small>
1. Boussy <small>(74046)</small>
1. Chainaz-les-Frasses <small>(74054)</small>
1. Chapeiry <small>(74061)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Saint-Maurice <small>(74060)</small>
1. Charvonnex <small>(74062)</small>
1. Chavanod <small>(74067)</small>
1. Chevaline <small>(74072)</small>
1. Choisy <small>(74076)</small>
1. Les Clefs <small>(74079)</small>
1. La Clusaz <small>(74080)</small>
1. Crempigny-Bonneguête <small>(74095)</small>
1. Cusy <small>(74097)</small>
1. Cuvat <small>(74098)</small>
1. Dingy-Saint-Clair <small>(74102)</small>
1. Doussard <small>(74104)</small>
1. Duingt <small>(74108)</small>
1. Entrevernes <small>(74111)</small>
1. Épagny-Metz-Tessy <small>(74112)</small>
1. Étercy <small>(74117)</small>
1. Faverges-Seythenex <small>(74123)</small>
1. Fillière <small>(74282)</small>
1. Giez <small>(74135)</small>
1. Le Grand-Bornand <small>(74136)</small>
1. Groisy <small>(74137)</small>
1. Gruffy <small>(74138)</small>
1. Hauteville-sur-Fier <small>(74141)</small>
1. Héry-sur-Alby <small>(74142)</small>
1. Lathuile <small>(74147)</small>
1. Leschaux <small>(74148)</small>
1. Lornay <small>(74151)</small>
1. Lovagny <small>(74152)</small>
1. Manigod <small>(74160)</small>
1. Marcellaz-Albanais <small>(74161)</small>
1. Marigny-Saint-Marcel <small>(74165)</small>
1. Massingy <small>(74170)</small>
1. Menthon-Saint-Bernard <small>(74176)</small>
1. Mésigny <small>(74179)</small>
1. Montagny-les-Lanches <small>(74186)</small>
1. Moye <small>(74192)</small>
1. Mûres <small>(74194)</small>
1. Nâves-Parmelan <small>(74198)</small>
1. Nonglard <small>(74202)</small>
1. Poisy <small>(74213)</small>
1. Quintal <small>(74219)</small>
1. Rumilly <small>(74225)</small>
1. Saint-Eustache <small>(74232)</small>
1. Saint-Eusèbe <small>(74231)</small>
1. Saint-Félix <small>(74233)</small>
1. Saint-Ferréol <small>(74234)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-de-Sixt <small>(74239)</small>
1. Saint-Jorioz <small>(74242)</small>
1. Saint-Sylvestre <small>(74254)</small>
1. Sales <small>(74255)</small>
1. Sallenôves <small>(74257)</small>
1. Serraval <small>(74265)</small>
1. Sevrier <small>(74267)</small>
1. Sillingy <small>(74272)</small>
1. Talloires-Montmin <small>(74275)</small>
1. Thônes <small>(74280)</small>
1. Thusy <small>(74283)</small>
1. Val-de-Chaise <small>(74167)</small>
1. Val-de-Fier <small>(74274)</small>
1. Vallières <small>(74289)</small>
1. Vaulx <small>(74292)</small>
1. Versonnex <small>(74297)</small>
1. Veyrier-du-Lac <small>(74299)</small>
1. Les Villards-sur-Thônes <small>(74302)</small>
1. Villaz <small>(74303)</small>
1. Villy-le-Pelloux <small>(74307)</small>
1. Viuz-la-Chiésaz <small>(74310)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|74010|Annecy|124,401|Annecy-1, Annecy-2 Annecy-le-Vieux, Seynod || CA du Grand Annecy||
|74225|Rumilly|14,836|Rumilly|Le Canton de Rumilly|
|74123|Faverges-Seythenex|7,611|Faverges|Les Sources du Lac d'Annecy|
|74213|Poisy|7,368|Annecy-1|CA du Grand Annecy|
|74112|Epagny Metz-Tessy|7,363|Annecy-le-Vieux|CA du Grand Annecy|
|74280|Thônes|6,367|Faverges|Les Vallées de Thônes|
|74242|Saint-Jorioz|5,747|Seynod|CA du Grand Annecy|
|74026|La Balme-de-Sillingy|5,044|Annecy-1|Fier et Usses|
|74272|Sillingy|5,037|Annecy-1|Fier et Usses|
|74267|Sévrier|4,163|Annecy-2|CA du Grand Annecy|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Annecy
- **insee**: 741
- **nbcomm**: 79
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Annecy
- **area**: 1261.6
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Annecy 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes