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Eglise Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Luce de Risoul 01
Eglise Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Luce de Risoul 01. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Eglise Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Luce de Risoul 01
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Risoul
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Risoul.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Risoul is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Before the resort map
The linked local overview does not preserve a clear account of Risoul 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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1974
A route reaches Risoul
However, the first lift operator (SAPAR) went bankrupt in 1974.
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Piste accès Risoul Vars
La piste bleue de ski d'accès au domaine de Risoul depuis Vars dans le domaine de la Forêt Blanche à Vars. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- La piste bleue de ski d'accès au domaine de Risoul depuis Vars dans le domaine de la Forêt Blanche à Vars
- Nature
- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
1850
Winter becomes organised
The ski resort is sometimes called Risoul 1850 because it is 1,850 metres above sea level.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Risoul is recorded at 44.625° N, 6.636° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 2,752 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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Eglise Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Luce de Risoul 01
Eglise Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Luce de Risoul 01. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Eglise Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Luce de Risoul 01
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
TODAY
Risoul now
Apres-ski life encompasses a range of cafes, bars and night clubs within a compact town centre backing onto the main ski school meeting point.
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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
Eglise Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Luce de Risoul 01
AOD.EU.RISOUL.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Piste accès Risoul Vars
AOD.EU.RISOUL.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Risoul overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.