La Léchère (French pronunciation: [la leʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.[3] 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.[4] On 1 January 2019, the former communes Bonneval and Feissons-sur-Isère were merged into La Léchère.[5]

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,339    
1975 2,917−1.91%
1982 2,642−1.40%
1990 2,438−1.00%
1999 2,382−0.26%
2007 2,569+0.95%
2012 2,574+0.04%
2017 2,586+0.09%
2023 2,538−0.31%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Commune de La Léchère (73187), INSEE
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Léchère, EHESS (in French).
  5. Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2018 (in French)
  6. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE