Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (; literally 'Saint-Étienne of Saint-Geoirs') is a commune in the
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.
department in southeastern France. It is the hometown of
Rose Valland
Rose Antonia Maria Valland (1 November 1898 – 18 September 1980) was a French curator, art curator, member of the French Resistance, captain in the Military of France, French military, and one of the most decorated women in French history. She ...
, who saved thousands of works of art from Nazi looting and destruction during World War II and thwarted German efforts to remove art by passing information to the
French Resistance
The French Resistance ( ) was a collection of groups that fought the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Nazi occupation and the Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy#France, collaborationist Vic ...
. The organization Memoire de Rose Valland is based in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
Singer (
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
) and actor Xavier Depraz died in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs on 18 October 1994.