title: Arrondissement of Annecy
text: # Arrondissement of Annecy
  
  The arrondissement of Annecy is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 79 communes. Its population is 282,319 (2016), and its area is 1,261.6 $km^2$ (487.1 sq mi).
  
  ## Composition
  
  The communes of the arrondissement of Annecy, and their INSEE codes, are:
  
  * Alby-sur-Chéran (74002)
  * Alex (74003)
  * Allèves (74004)
  * Annecy (74010)
  * Argonay (74019)
  * La Balme-de-Sillingy (74026)
  * La Balme-de-Thuy (74027)
  * Bloye (74035)
  * Bluffy (74036)
  * Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin (74045)
  * Boussy (74046)
  * Chainaz-les-Frasses (74054)
  * Chapeiry (74061)
  * La Chapelle-Saint-Maurice (74060)
  * Charvonnex (74062)
  * Chavanod (74067)
  * Chevaline (74072)
  * Choisy (74076)
  * Les Clefs (74079)
  * La Clusaz (74080)
  * Crempigny-Bonneguête (74095)
  * Cusy (74097)
  * Cuvat (74098)
  * Dingy-Saint-Clair (74102)
  * Doussard (74104)
  * Duingt (74108)
  * Entrevernes (74111)
  * Épagny-Metz-Tessy (74112)
  * Étercy (74117)
  * Faverges-Seythenex (74123)
  * Fillière (74282)
  * Giez (74135)
  * Le Grand-Bornand (74136)
  * Groisy (74137)
  * Gruffy (74138)
  * Hauteville-sur-Fier (74141)
  * Héry-sur-Alby (74142)
  * Lathuile (74147)
  * Leschaux (74148)
  * Lornay (74151)
  * Lovagny (74152)
  * Manigod (74160)
  * Marcellaz-Albanais (74161)
  * Marigny-Saint-Marcel (74165)
  * Massingy (74170)
  * Menthon-Saint-Bernard (74176)
  * Mésigny (74179)
  * Montagny-les-Lanches (74186)
  * Moye (74192)
  * Mûres (74194)
  * Nâves-Parmelan (74198)
  * Nonglard (74202)
  * Poisy (74213)
  * Quintal (74219)
  * Rumilly (74225)
  * Saint-Eustache (74232)
  * Saint-Eusèbe (74231)
  * Saint-Félix (74233)
  * Saint-Ferréol (74234)
  * Saint-Jean-de-Sixt (74239)
  * Saint-Jorioz (74242)
  * Saint-Sylvestre (74254)
  * Sales (74255)
  * Sallenôves (74257)
  * Serraval (74265)
  * Sevrier (74267)
  * Sillingy (74272)
  * Talloires-Montmin (74275)
  * Thônes (74280)
  * Thusy (74283)
  * Val-de-Chaise (74167)
  * Vallières-sur-Fier (74289)
  * Vaulx (74292)
  * Versonnex (74297)
  * Veyrier-du-Lac (74299)
  * Les Villards-sur-Thônes (74302)
  * Villaz (74303)
  * Villy-le-Pelloux (74307)
  * Viuz-la-Chiésaz (74310)
  
  ## History
  
  The arrondissement of Annecy was created in 1860.
  
  As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Annecy were, as of January 2015:
  
  * Alby-sur-Chéran
  * Annecy-Centre
  * Annecy-le-Vieux
  * Annecy-Nord-Est
  * Annecy-Nord-Ouest
  * Faverges
  * Rumilly
  * Seynod
  * Thônes
  * Thorens-Glières
  