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:

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department
* List of arrondissements of France

## References