Chambery
Tucked between the Bauges and Chartreuse massifs, Chambéry is a place whose character is shaped by its position in the broad Alpine corridor of the Cluse de Chambéry. The Leysse runs through the city, while the surrounding relief has long made this a meeting point between the Rhône valley, the Alps and Italy. Chambéry was the seat of the Dukes of Savoy for centuries; their château still stands in the old town. Its historic core combines narrow streets, arcaded passages and civic squares, while the 1838 Fontaine des Éléphants, with its four elephants, commemorates Benoît de Boigne, a local benefactor. The city also hosts the Université Savoie Mont Blanc and remains Savoie’s administrative centre.
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Chambéry occupies the Leysse valley between the Bauges and Chartreuse massifs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Once the capital of the Dukes of Savoy, it retains the Château des Ducs de Savoie, whose buildings now house local government institutions. The old centre is threaded with covered passages and narrow streets, while the 19th-century Fontaine des Éléphants commemorates the Savoyard benefactor Benoît de Boigne. To the north, Lac du Bourget, France’s largest natural lake, forms part of the city’s wider Alpine setting. Browse other webcams across Savoie and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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