Entremont-le-Vieux
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View of Entremont-le-Vieux behind the Mont Granier
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Entremont-le-Vieux
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| Coordinates: 45°27′03″N 5°53′08″E / 45.4508°N 05.8856°ECoordinates: 45°27′03″N 5°53′08″E / 45.4508°N 05.8856°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Paul Claret |
| Area1 | 33.01 km2 (12.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)2 | 656 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73107 /73670 |
| Elevation | 755–1,934 m (2,477–6,345 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Entremont-le-Vieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Entremont-le-Vieux is a landlocked village close to many water streams and winter sports resorts (including Le Désert d'Entremont). It is mainly the Cozon river and its tributaries that flow into the valley that have shaped the landscape. One of the main features of the town is the dispersion of a set of houses in 26 villages. The main passes located in the town are the col de la Cluse, the col du Cucheron southwest and the col du Mollard northwest.
Neighboring communes of Entremont-le-Vieux are Saint-Pierre d'Entremont in Savoie, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Saint-Jean-de-Couz and Corbel.
The parish of Notre-Dame d'Epernay is the lordship of the Entremonts valley.
The church of Entremont-le-Vieux, Notre-Dame d'Epernay, was rebuilt in the mid-19th century to its present location, sufficiently large to accommodate the 1,800 people of this time. A fire destroyed the building in 1653. the place was renovated in 1844. Ravaged partly in 1995, the tower and the bells (which dated from 1654) have been completely redone.
In 1934, was built at Entremont-le-Vieux the renowned Fruitière des Entremonts (for milk, cheese and local products).
In 1988, was discovered inside a cave on the slopes of the Massif du Granier, one of the most important archaeological sites of cave bears. This discovery has led to an extensive research on the existence of these animals in the valley.
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