Arrondissements of the Savoie department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Savoie department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The arrondissements of Savoie are:


+ Arrondissements of the Savoie INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 731  Albertville  Albertville  111,839  2,466.1    74 732  Chambéry  Chambéry  271,647  1,586.1    155 733  Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne  Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne  43,438  1,976.0    56
History
Since its creation in 1860, the Savoie department has had few changes:
 1860 : creation of the department from the southern part of the Duchy of Sardinia with four arrondissements: Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The capital was Chambéry.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Moûtiers was eliminated and its territory became part of the arrondissement of Albertville.

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Albertville
 Arrondissement of Chambéry
 Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
 List of arrondissements of France

References


Category:Lists of arrondissements of France