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Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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Guiers Vif The Guiers Vif (, literally ''live Guiers'') is a river in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in eastern France. It is located in the Regional Natural Park of Chartreuse, on the border between the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Isère) and Sain ...

Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in Isère,

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Entremont-le-Vieux Entremont-le-Vieux ( Arpitan: ''Entremont-le-Viûx'') is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 644. Geography Entremont-le-Vieux is a landlocked village clos ...

, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont,

Chapareillan Chapareillan () is a commune in the Isère department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. History This location was populated long before once thought: Flints were carved on the Granier dating from the ancient Neolithic ...

.

Toponymy

"''Savoyard''" part of Saint-Pierre d'Entremont, the town takes its name from the high count of

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...

's castle.

History

In the 19th century, we present the village as poor and isolated, but in the late 19th century, there was a considerable growth of the industry (including

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industry). In the 20th century, the tourism of the town is at its peak. A new

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was built by the Entremonts valley district at the south of the Guiers.

Population and society

Personalities

* Florentine Baffert (1886- 1944), native teacher (1903-1926) to

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(Uruguay) and

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(Argentina) and

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(Italy, 1921), Superior of the Brothers of the Holy Family (1933) . * Philippe Bron : Winner of the bumps Grading at the World Cup

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in 1984 and 1985, and then Edgar Grospironc's coach especially during his gold medal at the

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in 1992 in

Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...

. That was the Olympic Games where this kind of sport was officially regarded as an Olympic discipline (excluding demos) Olympics. The "Bronco" is a figure of bump skiing invented by Philippe Bron. It is rotation of 360 ° with a standard when the skier is back to the slope. The name "Bronco" is composed of the name of its creator "Bron" and "co", contraction of helico (or helicopter), another name given to 360 ° in bump skiing.

Media

* The local radio station "Radio Couleur Chartreuse" is broadcast on 98.4 MHz or 106 MHz.

Sports

* The

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passed through Saint-Pierre d'Entremont by the D912.

Sights

* Chateau de Montbel (Montbel Castle) : Former castle of the tenth century, ancestral castle of the ''Montbel d'Entremont'' lords and headquarters of the lordship d'Entremont, now in ruins. * Notre Dame room, dedicated to cinema and performing arts was built by the parishioners of the village in 1938; fully equipped since 2008 (150 seats), it hosts a share of film screenings (Saturday evening) through the partnership established in 1991 with ''Cinébus'', traveling cinema of

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...

countries rated "Art & test" and other theatrical seasons (a professional show every 2 months) organized by the AADEC, the animation association of the ''Entremonts valley'' from 2002–2003. * The church of Saint-Alexis dates from the nineteenth century. * The former chapel of the ''Ten Thousand Martyrs'': facade dates from the Middle Ages and is a listed historical monument since April 1928. * Tour d'Inferney (''Inferney Tower''): this building, dating from the late fifteenth century, is the corner tower of an ancient fortified house that has today disappeared and probably occupied a strategic position on the edge of the

Guiers The Guiers () is a river in the Isère and Savoie departments of eastern France. It is long. It rises in the Chartreuse Mountains. The part upstream from the confluence with the Guiers Vif The Guiers Vif (, literally ''live Guiers'') is a rive ...

locking the passage between

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...

and

Dauphiné The Dauphiné (, ) is a former province in Southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes. The Dauphiné was originally the Dauphiné of Viennois. In the 12th centu ...

. * The township also includes ''The Cross of the Thousand Martyrs'' and

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remains.

Geography

Toponymy

History

Population and society

Personalities

Media

Sports

Sights

See also