Chambéry

Chambéry
Coat of arms
Location of Chambéry
Chambéry Chambéry
Coordinates: 45°33′59″N 5°55′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Intercommunality	Grand Chambéry
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