Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont () is a
commune in the
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 o ...
department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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region
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in south-eastern
France
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.
Geography
Located on the north bank of the
Guiers Vif, Saint-Pierre d'Entremont in Savoie is a mountain township. Its highest point is over 1,800 meters above sea level. The village lies in the bottom of the valley (650 meters), adjacent to the
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in
Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019. .
Neighboring townships
Neighboring communes of Saint-Pierre d'Entremont in Savoie are
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in Isère,
Corbel,
Entremont-le-Vieux,
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont,
Chapareillan.
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 o ...
'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
gloves industry). In the 20th century, the tourism of the town is at its peak.
A new
castle
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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
Montevideo
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(Uruguay) and
Santa Rosa (Argentina) and
Villa Brea (Italy, 1921), Superior of the Brothers of the Holy Family (1933) .
* Philippe Bron : Winner of the bumps Grading at the World Cup
freestyle skiing
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in 1984 and 1985, and then Edgar Grospironc's coach especially during his gold medal at the
Olympic Winter Games in 1992 in
Albertville. 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
Tour de France 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 o ...
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 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 o ...
and
Dauphiné
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.
* The township also includes ''The Cross of the Thousand Martyrs'' and
Neolithic
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remains.
See also
*
Communes of the Savoie department
The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of the Savoie Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
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Communes of Savoie