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Aigueblanche

Coordinates: 45°30′06″N 6°30′37″E / 45.5017°N 6.5103°E / 45.5017; 6.5103
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Aigueblanche
The church in Villargerel
The church in Villargerel
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Aigueblanche is located in France
Aigueblanche
Aigueblanche
Aigueblanche is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Aigueblanche
Aigueblanche
Coordinates: 45°30′06″N 6°30′37″E / 45.5017°N 6.5103°E / 45.5017; 6.5103
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonMoûtiers
CommuneGrand-Aigueblanche
Area
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19.67 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
3,208
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
73260
Elevation437–2,280 m (1,434–7,480 ft)
Websitewww.aigueblanche.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aigueblanche (French pronunciation: [ɛɡblɑ̃ʃ]; Arpitan: Èguablantse) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Grand-Aigueblanche.[2]

History

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Peter of Aigueblanche (or Peter of Aquablanca; died 27 November 1268) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. A nobleman from Savoy, he came to England as part of the party accompanying King Henry III's bride Eleanor of Provence. He entered the royal service, becoming bishop in 1241. He then served the king for a number of years as a diplomat, helping to arrange the marriage of Prince Edward. Peter became embroiled in King Henry's attempts to acquire the kingdom of Sicily, and Peter's efforts to raise money towards that goal brought condemnation from the clergy and barons of England. When the barons began to revolt against King Henry in the late 1250s and early 1260s, Peter was attacked and his lands and property pillaged. He was arrested briefly in 1263 by the barons, before being mostly restored to his lands after the Battle of Evesham.

International relations

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Aigueblanche is twinned with Villeneuve, Italy.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,926—    
20113,106+1.20%
20153,155+0.39%
20213,208+0.28%
Source: INSEE[3][4][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE
  4. ^ Populations légales 2015, INSEE
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