Demographics
Residents of Savoie are known as Savoyards though they can also be called Savoisiens (the historical name) or Savoyens.
Main cities:
- Chambéry: pop. 56 835 (209 535 agglomeration, of which 12 254 are in La Motte-Servolex)
- Aix-les-Bains: pop. 27 095 (44 490 agglomeration)
- Albertville: pop. 18 906 (43 225 agglomeration)
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: pop. 8 507 (11 889 agglomeration)
The average population density is not a good indication of actual population density, as valleys tend to be quite densely populated, whereas the mountains tend to be near-completely uninhabited.
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