Arrondissement of Chambéry

The **arrondissement of Chambéry** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Savoie *département*, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Chambéry.

## History
When the Savoie department was created in 1860, the *arrondissement* of Chambéry was part of that original department.

## Geography
The *arrondissement* of Chambéry is bordered to the north by the Haute-Savoie department, to the northeast by the *arrondissement* of Albertville, to the east by the *arrondissement* of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, to the south and southwest by the Isère department, and to the west and northwest by the Ain department.

It is the most western of the *arrondissements* of the department and the smallest *arrondissement* with an area of , but the one with more people living in it with 271,647 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 Chambéry there are 12 cantons:

# Aix-les-Bains-1 (7301)
# Aix-les-Bains-2 (7302)
# Bugey savoyard (7306)
# Chambéry-1 (7307)
# Chambéry-2 (7308)
# Chambéry-3 (7309)
# Montmélian (7311)
# La Motte-Servolex (7312)
# Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (7314)
# La Ravoire (7315)
# Saint-Alban-Leysse (7316)
# Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (7318) (partly)

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Chambéry has 155 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

# Aiguebelette-le-Lac (73001)
# Aillon-le-Jeune (73004)
# Aillon-le-Vieux (73005)
# Aix-les-Bains (73008)
# Apremont (73017)
# Arbin (73018)
# Arith (73020)
# Arvillard (73021)
# Attignat-Oncin (73022)
# Avressieux (73025)
# Ayn (73027)
# La Balme (73028)
# Barberaz (73029)
# Barby (73030)
# Bassens (73031)
# La Bauche (73033)
# Bellecombe-en-Bauges (73036)
# Belmont-Tramonet (73039)
# Betton-Bettonet (73041)
# Billième (73042)
# La Biolle (73043)
# Bourdeau (73050)
# Le Bourget-du-Lac (73051)
# Bourget-en-Huile (73052)
# Bourgneuf (73053)
# La Bridoire (73058)
# Brison-Saint-Innocent (73059)
# Challes-les-Eaux (73064)
# Chambéry (73065)
# Chamousset (73068)
# Chamoux-sur-Gelon (73069)
# Champ-Laurent (73072)
# Champagneux (73070)
# Chanaz (73073)
# La Chapelle-Blanche (73075)
# La Chapelle-Saint-Martin (73078)
# La Chapelle-du-Mont-du-Chat (73076)
# Châteauneuf (73079)
# Le Châtelard (73081)
# La Chavanne (73082)
# Chignin (73084)
# Chindrieux (73085)
# Cognin (73087)
# Coise-Saint-Jean-Pied-Gauthier (73089)
# La Compôte (73090)
# Conjux (73091)
# Corbel (73092)
# La Croix-de-la-Rochette (73095)
# Cruet (73096)
# Curienne (73097)
# Les Déserts (73098)
# Détrier (73099)
# Domessin (73100)
# Doucy-en-Bauges (73101)
# Drumettaz-Clarafond (73103)
# Dullin (73104)
# Les Échelles (73105)
# École (73106)
# Entrelacs (73010)
# Entremont-le-Vieux (73107)
# Étable (73111)
# Francin (73118)
# Fréterive (73120)
# Gerbaix (73122)
# Gresin (73127)
# Grésy-sur-Aix (73128)
# Hauteville (73133)
# Jacob-Bellecombette (73137)
# Jarsy (73139)
# Jongieux (73140)
# Laissaud (73141)
# Lépin-le-Lac (73145)
# Lescheraines (73146)
# Loisieux (73147)
# Lucey (73149)
# Les Marches (73151)
# Marcieux (73152)
# Méry (73155)
# Meyrieux-Trouet (73156)
# Les Mollettes (73159)
# Montagnole (73160)
# Montcel (73164)
# Montendry (73166)
# Montmélian (73171)
# La Motte-en-Bauges (73178)
# La Motte-Servolex (73179)
# Motz (73180)
# Mouxy (73182)
# Myans (73183)
# Nances (73184)
# Novalaise (73191)
# Le Noyer (73192)
# Ontex (73193)
# Planaise (73200)
# Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (73204)
# Le Pontet (73205)
# Presle (73207)
# Pugny-Chatenod (73208)
# Puygros (73210)
# La Ravoire (73213)
# Rochefort (73214)
# La Rochette (73215)
# Rotherens (73217)
# Ruffieux (73218)
# Saint-Alban-Leysse (73222)
# Saint-Alban-de-Montbel (73219)
# Saint-Baldoph (73225)
# Saint-Béron (73226)
# Saint-Cassin (73228)
# Saint-Christophe (73229)
# Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac (73240)
# Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey (73254)
# Sainte-Reine (73277)
# Saint-Franc (73233)
# Saint-François-de-Sales (73234)
# Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers (73236)
# Saint-Jean-d'Arvey (73243)
# Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu (73245)
# Saint-Jean-de-Couz (73246)
# Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte (73247)
# Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré (73249)
# Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens (73260)
# Saint-Offenge (73263)
# Saint-Ours (73265)
# Saint-Paul (73269)
# Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (73270)
# Saint-Pierre-d'Alvey (73271)
# Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (73274)
# Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille (73273)
# Saint-Pierre-de-Genebroz (73275)
# Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy (73276)
# Saint-Sulpice (73281)
# Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz (73282)
# Serrières-en-Chautagne (73286)
# Sonnaz (73288)
# La Table (73289)
# Thoiry (73293)
# La Thuile (73294)
# Traize (73299)
# Tresserve (73300)
# Trévignin (73301)
# La Trinité (73302)
# Verel-de-Montbel (73309)
# Verel-Pragondran (73310)
# Le Verneil (73311)
# Verthemex (73313)
# Villard-d'Héry (73314)
# Villard-Léger (73315)
# Villard-Sallet (73316)
# Villaroux (73324)
# Vimines (73326)
# Vions (73327)
# Viviers-du-Lac (73328)
# Voglans (73329)
# Yenne (73330)

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

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

## References