Has anyone lived in or near Chambery? Any opinions, advice, hints or tips on general life in this town would be appreciated.

We would be looking to rent a house, if possible. What areas should we be looking in or avoiding, and why?

Thanks!

Sorry wrong Chamberet

Hi i live about 30 miles north of Chambery is it Chambery in the Savoie department? your best bet is to find a town near chambery it will be cheaper than living in Chambery itself
anymore help dont hesitate to ask
mario

Hi! I spent 3 months there at the Univ de Savoie (Jacob Bellecombette sp..?) on my Erasmus exchange.
An awesome place but can be boring. Lac du Bourget is really nice. Many Eramus students there so you can make a lot of friends with them. They always used to hang out at Charleys pub if it's still there (ave de la republique??). Not been there for a couple f years now but I have very fond memories.
Have you been on www.couchsurfing.org? You can arrange to meet people via that. Is a great site and could be helpful.
Have fun!

Hello Chapel girl, are you now in Chambery ? My wife who is British and I (French) live in Chambery, we would be happy to help if you need some.

Not quite Chambery but often down that way doing airport runs and if you ever come up to Courchevel way skiing, drop us a line.

My wife lived in Chambery for a a few years. She loved it with lots to do and easy to get about, we still visit friends there although not as often as perhaps we should or would like. Given half a chance i know that she would return in the blink of an eye. one thing i recall was hoe nice the people were, but i was a visitor from a UK city, so maybe i was blinkered.
The local lakes and huge outdoor pool were also a great treat. it gets a for sure.

has anyone got some idea on good rental companies covering the Chambery area? Or better still a relocation agency who can help us find somewhere to settle down and help with the general set up in a new country?

www.pap.fr
they do rentals etc. good luck, great place.