Grand-Aigueblanche

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Grand-Aigueblanche

(2020–2026) André Pointet^[1]Area

27.33 km² (10.55 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,809 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

73003 /73260

Elevation437–2,280 m (1,434–7,480 ft)Websitewww.aigueblanche.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grand-Aigueblanche (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃.t‿ɛɡblɑ̃ʃ]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Aigueblanche (the seat), Le Bois and Saint-Oyen.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,447	—
1975	3,036	+3.13%
1982	2,800	−1.15%
1990	3,156	+1.51%
1999	3,128	−0.10%
2007	3,488	+1.37%
2012	3,719	+1.29%
2017	3,850	+0.69%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 November 2018 (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE