Lépin-le-Lac

Lépin-le-Lac (French pronunciation: [lepɛ̃ lə lak]; lit. "Lépin-the-Lake"; Arpitan: Lépen-le-Léc), also simply known as Lépin, is a rural commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2020, it had a population of 469. It lies on the south-southwestern shore of the Lac d'Aiguebelette, one of the largest natural lakes in the area.

Lépin-le-Lac Lépen-le-Léc (Arpitan)
Commune
The town hall and school in Lépin-le-Lac
Location of Lépin-le-Lac
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Coordinates: 45°32′10″N 5°47′43″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin
Intercommunality	CC du Lac d'Aiguebelette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Grollier[1]
Area 1	5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	466
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Lépinois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73145 /73610
Elevation	373–1,363 m (1,224–4,472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It is located just southwest of Aiguebelette-le-Lac, which covers part of the Chaîne de l'Épine. On the other side of the ridge is Chambéry, 11.3 km (7 mi) east of Lépin-le-Lac.

Transport

Lépin-le-Lac is served by Lépin-le-Lac-La Bauche station on the railway line from Saint-André-le-Gaz to Chambéry.

Gallery

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  The village and the lake
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  Église de la Sainte-Trinité
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  Lépin-le-Lac-La Bauche station

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department