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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille
Commune
Hautecombe AbbeyHautecombe 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
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementChambéry
CantonBugey savoyard
IntercommunalityCA Grand Lac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Dillenschneider
Area9.75 km (3.76 sq mi)
Population488
 • Density50/km (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code73273 /73310
Elevation229–621 m (751–2,037 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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. 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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
  4. Base Mérimée: Site archéologique de Hautecombe immergé dans le lac du Bourget, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. Base Mérimée: Abbaye de Hautecombe, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Savoie Communes of the Savoie department


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