Savoie

**Savoie** is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, bordering  Italy.

## Name 
Before 1860, the territory of the modern Haute-Savoie and Savoie departments had been part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, as a Duchy, since 1713. Annexation of the region by France was made in 1860. In that year, the Emperor Napoléon III divided the territory in two departments: *Savoie*, to the south, with the city of Chambéry, and *Haute-Savoie*, to the north, with the city of Annecy.

## History
The department of Savoie was created in 1860 from the southern part of the Duchy of Sardinia with four *arrondissements*: Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The capital was Chambéry.

On 10 September 1926, the *arrondissement* of Moûtiers was eliminated.

The main rivers in the department are the Isère and its tributary Arch; both flow through the department from east to west. They are within the watershed of the Rhône river. The main lake in the department is the *Lac du Bourget*, the largest and deepest lake entirely in France.

### Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Chambéry is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype **Cfb**.

## Administration
Savoie is managed by the *Departmental Council of Savoie* in Chambéry. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Savoie is a member of the UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization) and maintains relations with several other underrepresented and unrepresented nations.

### Administrative divisions
There are 3 *arrondissements* (districts), 19 *cantons* and 285 *communes* (municipalities) in Savoie.

The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Savoie department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

# Aix-les-Bains-1 (7301)
# Aix-les-Bains-2 (7302)
# Albertville-1 (7303)
# Albertville-2 (7304)
# Bourg-Saint-Maurice (7305)
# Bugey savoyard (7306)
# Chambéry-1 (7307)
# Chambéry-2 (7308)
# Chambéry-3 (7309)
# Modane (7310)
# Montmélian (7311)
# La Motte-Servolex (7312)
# Moûtiers (7313)
# Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (7314)
# La Ravoire (7315)
# Saint-Alban-Leysse (7316)
# Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (7317)
# Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (7318)
# Ugine (7319)

## Demographics
The inhabitants of Savoie are known, in French, as *Savoyards* (women: *Savoyardes*).

Savoie had a population, in 2014, of 426,924, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The *arrondissement* of Chambéry, with 271,647 inhabitants, is the *arrondissement* with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Haute-Savoie**

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The *communes* in the department with more inhabitants are:

## Gallery

File:Château des Ducs de Savoie - Chambéry.JPG|Chambéry.
File:Palais de Savoie -Aix-les-Bains.JPG|Casino of Aix-les-Bains.
File:Hautecombe.jpg|*Hautecombe* Abbey on the *Lac du Bourget*.
File:Albertville depuis Pallud.JPG|Albertville.
File:Vue saint jean de maurienne.jpg|Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Savoie department
* Communes of the Savoie department

## References
## Other websites
* Departmental Council website 
* Prefecture website