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.

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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 74010  Annecy  124,401  Annecy-1, Annecy-2Annecy-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

References

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