Chambéry (French pronunciation:[ʃɑ̃.be.ʁi]; Arpitan:Chambèri, Italian:Sciamberì) is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, made the city his seat of power.