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:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Chambéry has 155 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: