Chambéry
Chambéry | |
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Chambéry Chambéry | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′59″N 5°55′15″E / 45.5665°N 5.9207°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Intercommunality | Grand Chambéry [1] |
| Area 1 | 20.99 km2 (8.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 58,039 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73065 /73000 |
| Elevation | 245–550 m (804–1,804 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chambéry is a commune, the prefecture of the Savoie department.
Sister cities
Chambéry is twinned with:
- Turin, Italy, since 1957
- Albstadt, Germany, since 1979
- Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso