Savoie
Savoie is a French département, number 76.Préfecture (capital): Chambéry
Sous-préfectures: Alberville, Saint Jean de Maurienne.
See also: Communes of the Savoie département
Savoie is 1 of the 2 départements of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860, the other being Haute-Savoie. For details of the annexation and the reasons for the current separatist movement in the départements, see Savoy.History






