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Sight, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, Savoie , France
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Quais de la gare de Saint-Michel-Valloire

Sight, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

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Sight, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, Savoie , France
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Quais de la gare de Saint-Michel-Valloire

Sight, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, 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, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, Savoie , France
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original
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Open-licence photograph
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT

Valloire

How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Valloire.

Scroll to read the contour through time

Valloire ( ; Savoyard: Valouère or Vârouère ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

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1793

Work and settlement beneath the snowline

The name of the locality is attested as Valloire in 1793, and as both Valoires and Valloire from 1801.

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ACCESS CHANGES

A route reaches Valloire

In the next two years, Valloire constructed its first ski lift.

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Sight, in winter, of ski slopes on the north side of La Sétaz mountain, in Valloire , Savoie , France
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Pistes de ski de Valloire sous la Sétaz

Sight, in winter, of ski slopes on the north side of La Sétaz mountain, in Valloire , Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

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Sight, in winter, of ski slopes on the north side of La Sétaz mountain, in Valloire , Savoie , France
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Pistes de ski de Valloire sous la Sétaz

Sight, in winter, of ski slopes on the north side of La Sétaz mountain, in Valloire , Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

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Sight, in winter, of ski slopes on the north side of La Sétaz mountain, in Valloire , Savoie , France
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1935

Winter becomes organised

In 1935–36, the first ski club arrived, Le Ski club de Paris.

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THE LIVING MAP

The mapped place

Valloire is recorded at 45.165° N, 6.427° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 2,600 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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Sight, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, Savoie , France
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Ledger AOD.EU.VALLOIRE.V00

Quais de la gare de Saint-Michel-Valloire

Sight, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, 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, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, Savoie , France
Nature
original
Medium
Open-licence photograph
Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ledger AOD.EU.VALLOIRE.V00

Quais de la gare de Saint-Michel-Valloire

Sight, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, 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, from the tail-end car of a train, of Saint-Michel-Valloire station in the Maurienne valley, Savoie , France
Nature
original
Medium
Open-licence photograph
Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

TODAY

Valloire now

The resort includes two ski schools, École du Ski Français, which is the largest ski school company in France, and Ecole du Ski Internationale.

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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

  • Quais de la gare de Saint-Michel-Valloire

    AOD.EU.VALLOIRE.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Pistes de ski de Valloire sous la Sétaz

    AOD.EU.VALLOIRE.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Editorial record

Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Valloire overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.