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Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Savoie

Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
Commune
A general view of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Savoie
A general view of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Savoie
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont is located in France
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
Coordinates: 45°24′58″N 5°51′17″E / 45.4161°N 5.8547°E / 45.4161; 5.8547Coordinates: 45°24′58″N 5°51′17″E / 45.4161°N 5.8547°E / 45.4161; 5.8547
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Chambéry
Canton Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Brigitte Bienassis
Area1 32.31 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 410
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 73274 /73670
Elevation 598–2,047 m (1,962–6,716 ft)

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.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Located on the banks of the Guiers Vif, Saint-Pierre d'Entremont in Savoie is a mountain township. His peaks are over 1,800 meters above sea level. His village grows in bottom of the valley (650 meters) and at the top is neighboring with the other located in Isère.

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.

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

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



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