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Les-arcs-sur-argens-01
Town hall, Les Arcs sur Argens, 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
- Town hall, Les Arcs sur Argens, France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Les Arcs
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Les Arcs.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
Instead it is lavishly fitted out and heavily influenced by the local Alpine history and architecture.
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2003
A route reaches Les Arcs
Since the opening of the Vanoise Express cable car in December 2003, Les Arcs has become part of the Paradiski group of ski-connected resorts, which also includes the La Plagne area.
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Domaine skiable des Arcs depuis l'Aiguille Rouge
Sight, in winter from Aiguille Rouge mountain, of Les Arcs ski resort area and Tarentaise valley at the background, in 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
- Sight, in winter from Aiguille Rouge mountain, of Les Arcs ski resort area and Tarentaise valley at the background, in Savoie , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
1950
Winter becomes organised
Arc 1950 (Le Village) is a recent five-star alpine village development by the Canadian ski resort developer Intrawest, which also developed such resorts as Whistler and Mont Tremblant in Canada.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Les Arcs is recorded at 45.574° N, 6.827° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 3,226 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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Ledger AOD.EU.LES-ARCS.V00
Les-arcs-sur-argens-01
Town hall, Les Arcs sur Argens, 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
- Town hall, Les Arcs sur Argens, France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
TODAY
Les Arcs now
The ski lifts have been gradually updated so virtually all critical lifts are modern, fast, and comfortable.
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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
Les-arcs-sur-argens-01
AOD.EU.LES-ARCS.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Domaine skiable des Arcs depuis l'Aiguille Rouge
AOD.EU.LES-ARCS.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Les Arcs overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.