Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille explained

Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Chambéry
Canton:Bugey savoyard
Insee:73273
Postal Code:73310
Mayor:Gérard Dillenschneider[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Grand Lac
Coordinates:45.7764°N 5.8119°W
Elevation Min M:229
Elevation Max M:621
Area Km2:9.75

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

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.[2] These dwellings, now submerged in the Lac du Bourget, date from the 4th millennium BCE.

The Hautecombe Abbey, situated on the lake shore, has been a classified monument since 1875.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps