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La Léchère
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La Léchère is a commune in the Savoie department, within the arrondissement of Albertville, in France. Established on January 1, 2019, it was formed by merging the former communes of Bonneval, Feissons-sur-Isère, and Pussy. The administrative center is Notre-Dame-de-Briançon. The commune has a population of 2,635 and covers an area of 134.54 square kilometers. It is situated next to the Isère river and shares borders with Cevins, Beaufort, Aime-la-Plagne, and Grand-Aigueblanche.
The postal code for La Léchère is 73260, and it falls within the canton of Moûtiers. The commune is twinned with Plobannalec-Lesconil. A bridge in the area is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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- Locality
- La Léchère
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Savoie
- Arrondissement
- Albertville
- Canton
- Moûtiers
- Intercommunality
- Vallées d'Aigueblanche
- Mayor 2022 2026
- Dominique Colliard
- Area
- 134.54 km (51.95 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,538
- Density
- 18.86/km (48.86/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 73187 /73260
- Elevation
- 394–2,829 m (1,293–9,281 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Léchère
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Albertville
- Capital
- Notre-Dame-de-Briançon
- Population
- 2538
- Area
- 134.54
- Body of water
- Isère
- Shares border with
- Saint-Oyen
- Official website
- www.la-lechere.fr
- Image
- Thermes de La Léchère.JPG
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- replaces
- Pussy
- inception
- 2019-01-01
- Commons category
- La Léchère
- topic's main category
- Category:La Léchère
- associated electoral district
- canton of Moûtiers
- postal code
- 73260
- twinned administrative body
- Plobannalec-Lesconil
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Encyclopedic overview
La Léchère ( French pronunciation: [la leʃɛʁ]) 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. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Bonneval and Feissons-sur-Isère were merged into La Léchère.
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