Chambéry is the prefecture and largest city of the Savoie department in the southeastern Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The popul…Chambéry is the prefecture and largest city of the Savoie department in the southeastern Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 59,172 as of 2020, while the population of the Chambéry metropolitan area was 255,790. The city is located at the foot of the French Alps between Bauges and Chartreuse mountains, and is a railway and highway crossroads.