Lépin-le-Lac | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Chambéry |
Canton: | Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin |
Insee: | 73145 |
Postal Code: | 73610 |
Mayor: | Serge Grollier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC du Lac d'Aiguebelette |
Coordinates: | 45.5361°N 5.7953°W |
Elevation Min M: | 373 |
Elevation Max M: | 1363 |
Area Km2: | 5.11 |
Demonym: | Lépinois |
Lépin-le-Lac (in French pronounced as /lepɛ̃ lə lak/; "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.
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.
Lépin-le-Lac is served by Lépin-le-Lac-La Bauche station on the railway line from Saint-André-le-Gaz to Chambéry.