Arrondissements of the Savoie department facts for kids
The Savoie department in France has three main areas called arrondissements. You can think of an arrondissement like a big district or a borough. These areas help organize the department. Each arrondissement has a main city, which is called a subprefecture.
Sometimes, the main city of the whole department (which is called a prefecture) is also the main city of one of the arrondissements. This means it acts as both the department's capital and the arrondissement's capital.
Inside each arrondissement, there are smaller towns and villages called communes.
Savoie's Arrondissements
The Savoie department is divided into three arrondissements. Each one has its own capital city and a certain number of smaller towns and villages.
Here is a quick look at the arrondissements in Savoie:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731 | Albertville | Albertville | 111,839 | 2,466.1 | 45.4 | 74 |
| 732 | Chambéry | Chambéry | 271,647 | 1,586.1 | 171.3 | 155 |
| 733 | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 43,438 | 1,976.0 | 22.0 | 56 |
History of Savoie's Arrondissements
The Savoie department was created in 1860. Since then, its arrondissements have changed only a little bit.
- 1860: The department was first set up. It had four arrondissements: Chambéry, Albertville, Moûtiers, and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The main city for the whole department was Chambéry.
- 1926: The arrondissement of Moûtiers was removed. Its area became part of the Albertville arrondissement.
See Also
- Arrondissement of Albertville
- Arrondissement of Chambéry
- Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
- List of arrondissements of France
Images for kids
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Map of arrondissements of the Savoie department.
