Arrondissement of Chambéry

The arrondissement of Chambery is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Savoie departement, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Chambery.
History
When the Savoie department was created in 1860, the arrondissement of Chambery was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Chambery 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 Isere 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 Chambery there are 12 cantons:
Aix-les-Bains-1 (7301)
Aix-les-Bains-2 (7302)
Bugey savoyard (7306)
Chambery-1 (7307)
Chambery-2 (7308)
Chambery-3 (7309)
Montmelian (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 Chambery 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)
Billieme (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)
Chambery (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)
Chateauneuf (73079)
Le Chatelard (73081)
La Chavanne (73082)
Chignin (73084)
Chindrieux (73085)
Cognin (73087)
Coise-Saint-Jean-Pied-Gauthier (73089)
La Compote (73090)
Conjux (73091)
Corbel (73092)
La Croix-de-la-Rochette (73095)
Cruet (73096)
Curienne (73097)
Les Deserts (73098)
Detrier (73099)
Domessin (73100)
Doucy-en-Bauges (73101)
Drumettaz-Clarafond (73103)
Dullin (73104)
Les Echelles (73105)
Ecole (73106)
Entrelacs (73010)
Entremont-le-Vieux (73107)
Etable (73111)
Francin (73118)
Freterive (73120)
Gerbaix (73122)
Gresin (73127)
Gresy-sur-Aix (73128)
Hauteville (73133)
Jacob-Bellecombette (73137)
Jarsy (73139)
Jongieux (73140)
Laissaud (73141)
Lepin-le-Lac (73145)
Lescheraines (73146)
Loisieux (73147)
Lucey (73149)
Les Marches (73151)
Marcieux (73152)
Mery (73155)
Meyrieux-Trouet (73156)
Les Mollettes (73159)
Montagnole (73160)
Montcel (73164)
Montendry (73166)
Montmelian (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-Beron (73226)
Saint-Cassin (73228)
Saint-Christophe (73229)
Sainte-Helene-du-Lac (73240)
Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey (73254)
Sainte-Reine (73277)
Saint-Franc (73233)
Saint-Francois-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-Prieure (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)
Serrieres-en-Chautagne (73286)
Sonnaz (73288)
La Table (73289)
Thoiry (73293)
La Thuile (73294)
Traize (73299)
Tresserve (73300)
Trevignin (73301)
La Trinite (73302)
Verel-de-Montbel (73309)
Verel-Pragondran (73310)
Le Verneil (73311)
Verthemex (73313)
Villard-d'Hery (73314)
Villard-Leger (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
Chambery