Lépin-le-Lac
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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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. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 466.[3] It lies on the south-southwestern shore of the Lac d'Aiguebelette, one of the largest natural lakes in the area.
Lépin-le-Lac
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The town hall and school in Lépin-le-Lac | |
 Location of Lépin-le-Lac | |
  Lépin-le-Lac Location within France  Lépin-le-Lac Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 466 |
| • Density | 91.2/km2 (236/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
The village and the lake
Église de la Sainte-Trinité
Lépin-le-Lac-La Bauche station
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