Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille | |
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| Hautecombe Abbey | |
Location of Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille | |
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| Coordinates: 45°46′35′′N 5°48′43′′E / 45.7764°N 5.8119°E / 45.7764; 5.8119 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Bugey savoyard |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Lac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Dillenschneider[1] |
Area 1 | 9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 488 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73273 /73310 |
| Elevation | 229–621 m (751–2,037 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is situated near the northwestern shore of Lac du Bourget.
Heritage sites
[edit ]It is home to a prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlement that is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] These dwellings, now submerged in the Lac du Bourget, date from the 4th millennium BCE.[4]
The Hautecombe Abbey, situated on the lake shore, has been a classified monument since 1875.[5]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- ^ Base Mérimée: Site archéologique de Hautecombe immergé dans le lac du Bourget, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Abbaye de Hautecombe, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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