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La Clusaz
Panoramic view of village of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Panoramic view of village of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
La Clusaz
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped La Clusaz.
Scroll to read the contour through time
La Clusaz is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Before the resort map
The linked local overview does not preserve a clear account of La Clusaz before modern tourism.
This edition leaves that part of the timeline open rather than mistaking the first surviving sporting reference for the beginning of the place.
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1902
A route reaches La Clusaz
In 1902, the opening of the road connecting Annecy and the Thônes Valley with the Aravis Valley allowed La Clusaz (formerly a small and remote village) to become a tourist centre for summer and winter sports.
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Skiiing Station In Summer 2
Skiiing Station In Summer 2. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Skiiing Station In Summer 2
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Winter becomes organised
Hosting a ski resort in the French Alps near the Swiss border, the commune is part of the Haute-Savoie alpine department.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
La Clusaz is recorded at 45.903° N, 6.427° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 2,477 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Open ledger · AOD.EU.LA-CLUSAZ.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.LA-CLUSAZ.V00
Ledger AOD.EU.LA-CLUSAZ.V00
La Clusaz
Panoramic view of village of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Panoramic view of village of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
TODAY
La Clusaz now
Shopping in La Clusaz is much like other small alpine villages - centred on local shops specialising in either local delicacies such as cheese, meats and wines, or ski shops.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
La Clusaz
AOD.EU.LA-CLUSAZ.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Skiiing Station In Summer 2
AOD.EU.LA-CLUSAZ.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked La Clusaz overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.