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La Léchère

Coordinates: 45°31′59″N 6°28′27″E / 45.5331°N 6.4742°E / 45.5331; 6.4742
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La Léchère
The spa in La Léchère
The spa in La Léchère
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La Léchère is located in France
La Léchère
La Léchère
La Léchère is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Léchère
La Léchère
Coordinates: 45°31′59″N 6°28′27″E / 45.5331°N 6.4742°E / 45.5331; 6.4742
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonMoûtiers
IntercommunalityVallées d'Aigueblanche
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Dominique Colliard[1]
Area
1
134.54 km2 (51.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,569
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73187 /73260
Elevation394–2,829 m (1,293–9,281 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Léchère (French pronunciation: [la leʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.[3] It is situated in the Isère valley, between Albertville and Moûtiers. It was formed in 1972 by the merger of the former communes Notre-Dame-de-Briançon, Celliers, Doucy, Naves, Petit-Cœur and Pussy.[4] On 1 January 2019, the former communes Bonneval and Feissons-sur-Isère were merged into La Léchère.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,339—    
1975 2,917−1.91%
1982 2,642−1.40%
1990 2,438−1.00%
1999 2,382−0.26%
2007 2,569+0.95%
2012 2,574+0.04%
2017 2,586+0.09%
Source: INSEE[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de La Léchère (73187), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Léchère, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2018 (in French)
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE