La Léchère

La Léchère (French pronunciation: [laleʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. 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.[2] On 1 January 2019, the former communes Bonneval and Feissons-sur-Isère were merged into La Léchère.[3]

La Léchère
The spa in La Léchère
Location of La Léchère
La Léchère
La Léchère
Coordinates: 45°31′59″N 6°28′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonMoûtiers
IntercommunalityVallées d'Aigueblanche
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-François Rochaix
Area
1
134.54 km2 (51.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,586
  Density19/km2 (50/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.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Commune de La Léchère (73187), INSEE
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2018 (in French)


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