Savines-le-Lac
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Savines-le-Lac (French pronunciation: [savin lə lak]; Vivaro-Alpine Occitan: Savina lo Lac; lit. 'Savines-the-Lake'; until 1961: Savines) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Savines-le-Lac
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Savines and the Lac de Serre-Ponçon | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Savines-le-Lac | |
  Savines-le-Lac Location within France  Savines-le-Lac Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 44°31′37″N 6°24′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Chorges |
| Intercommunality | CC de Serre-Ponçon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Victor Berenguel[1] |
Area 1 | 25.13 km2 (9.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,102 |
| • Density | 43.85/km2 (113.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Savinois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05164 /05160 |
| Elevation | 775–2,260 m (2,543–7,415 ft) (avg. 790 m or 2,590 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 589 | — |
| 1975 | 663 | +1.71% |
| 1982 | 790 | +2.54% |
| 1990 | 759 | −0.50% |
| 1999 | 815 | +0.79% |
| 2007 | 1,120 | +4.05% |
| 2012 | 1,068 | −0.95% |
| 2017 | 1,058 | −0.19% |
| 2023 | 1,102 | +0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin town
Savines-le-Lac is twinned with:
Luserna San Giovanni, Italy
