Original: While the municipality itself (city center) has a population (as of) of, the metropolitan area has 1,240,000 residents, according to a 2007 census.
Simplified: In 1290 the counts of Savoy got the right to appoint a deputy ruler (vice-dominus) of the diocese, the title of Vidame of Geneva was granted to the family of count François de Candie of Chambery-Le-Vieux a Chatellaine of the Savoy.