Aiguebelette-le-Lac

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Aiguebelette-le-Lac
Panoramic view of Lake Aiguebelette
Panoramic view of Lake Aiguebelette
Coat of arms of Aiguebelette-le-Lac
Coat of arms
Aiguebelette-le-Lac is located in France
Aiguebelette-le-Lac
Aiguebelette-le-Lac
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region
Aiguebelette-le-Lac is located in Rhône-Alpes
Aiguebelette-le-Lac
Aiguebelette-le-Lac
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Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Chambéry
Canton Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin
Intercommunality Lac d'Aiguebelette
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jeannine Cerceau
Area1 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 229
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 73001 / 73610
Elevation 372–1,360 m (1,220–4,462 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aiguebelette-le-Lac is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is named after the Lac d'Aiguebelette, one of the largest natural lakes of France.

World heritage site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]

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