La Léchère Explained

La Léchère
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Albertville
Canton:Moûtiers
Insee:73187
Postal Code:73260
Mayor:Dominique Colliard[1]
Term:2022 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vallées d'Aigueblanche
Coordinates:45.5331°N 6.4742°W
Elevation Min M:394
Elevation Max M:2829
Area Km2:134.54

La Léchère (in French pronounced as /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.[2] On 1 January 2019, the former communes Bonneval and Feissons-sur-Isère were merged into La Léchère.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM73187-la-lechere Commune de La Léchère (73187)
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/11/15/TERB1833276A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral