1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Aiguebelette-le-Lac (French pronunciation:[ɛɡbəlɛtləlak]; lit. "Aiguebelette-the-Lake"; Arpitan: Égouabelèta), also simply known as Aiguebelette, is a rural commune in the Savoiedepartment in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion in Southeastern France. In 2020, it had a population of 230. It is named after and lies on the southeastern shore of the Lac d'Aiguebelette, one of the largest natural lakes in the area. Le Port, north of the village of Aiguebelette-le-Lac and part of the commune, has a small lakeside marina, with a beach.
The commune also contains the Château d'Aiguebelette-le-Lac, a medieval structure (early 14th century) in a ruinous state, while the main church in the village centre, the Église Saint-André, dedicated to Saint Andrew, was restored in 1854.
History
During the period of occupation of the Duchy of Savoy by the French revolutionary troops, following the annexation of 1792, the commune belonged to the canton of Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, in the Mont-Blanc department.[3]
During the Second World War, Aiguebelette-le-Lac, located in an unoccupied zone, was the scene of a significant event with the house arrest of many foreign Jewish families living in hotels at the time. On 26 August 1942 these families underwent a roundup organised by the French police under the orders of the government of Vichy. Many of them were deported and murdered in Auschwitz.[4] The neighbouring lakeside communes of Lépin-le-Lac and Saint-Alban-de-Montbel were also affected by this policy of regrouping foreign Jews to deport them.
Geography
Panoramic view of Lake Aiguebelette. The village of Aiguebelette-le-Lac lies in the southeast corner of the picture.
The village of Aiguebelette-le-Lac lies near the southeastern shore of Lac d'Aiguebelette. There is a port and beach on the lake to the north of the town on the shore at Le Port.
The commune contains the hamlets of Les Allamans, Les Cambet, La Combe, La Girardière, Le Noyau, Les Prés, Le Port, Les Gustin, Le Bourg, Le Boyat, Côte-Épine, Les Combettes, Le Cugnet, Les Culées, Le Fayet, Malacôte, Le Sauget and Le Platon.[5]
The Château d'Aiguebelette is in a ruinous state. In 1317 it was mentioned in an act passed by Dauphin.[7] The main church in the area is dedicated to Saint Andrew (Saint André). It was restored in 1854.[8]
^Vernier, Jules-Joseph, Étude historique et géographique sur la Savoie, Le Livre d'Histoire - Res Universis (repr. 1993) (1st ed. 1896), 137 p. (ISBN2-7428-0039-5, ISSN 0993-7129), p. 96-99. (in French)
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