Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint -Jean -de- Maurienne is a commune with 8148 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Savoie and the Rhone-Alpes region.
Geography
Saint -Jean -de- Maurienne is located at the confluence of Arc, the river that has the Maurienne valley formed, and Arvan, which flows from the Arve valley down.
History
Saint -Jean -de- Maurienne is the capital of Maurienne, since the 6th century the holy Thekla brought from Egypt relics of John the Baptist (French Saint Jean -Baptiste ). In this period the city of Gontran, a grandson of Clovis became a bishopric was raised (see Bishopric of Saint -Jean -de- Maurienne ). In the year 753 came here Grifo, a son of Charles Martel, in a battle for life.
In 1857, the railway line was completed to Aix -les- Bains, which allowed a gradual industrialization of previously quite remote mountain region, 1860 was the place with the Duchy of Savoy finally to France.
Economy
The city lives of a factory, is produced in aluminum by electrolysis of alumina, as well as due to the near winter resorts of Alpine peaks and the Vanoise National Park tourism.
Twinning
- Bad Wildungen (Hessen)
- Dzolo (Togo)
- Tessalit (Mali)
Canton
Saint -Jean -de- Maurienne is the capital ( chef -lieu ) of the canton of the same name, among the total of 16 municipalities.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Pierre Balmain (1914-1982), fashion designer
- Jean -Noël Augert (* 1949), skier
- Vanessa Vidal ( b. 1974 ), alpine skier
- Damien Saez ( b. 1977 ), singer-songwriter
- Pierre -Emmanuel Dalcin ( b. 1977 ), skier
- Jean -Pierre Vidal ( b. 1977 ), skier
- Claire Dautherives (* 1982 ), alpine skier
- Jean -Baptiste Grange (* 1984), skier
- Corinne Anselmet (* 1986), alpine skier
- Marion Pellissier (* 1988), alpine skier
- Nicolas Martin ( * 1989), Nordic combined