8 January 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
Reading Time: 5 minutesChambéry and Lake of Bourget © Semnoz
Chambéry is a city in the
department of Savoie, located in the
Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the
Savoy region since the 13th century, when
Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power. Chambéry was the
Alpine Town of the Year in 2006.
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