Moûtiers

Moûtiers (French pronunciation: ​[mutje]), historically also called Tarentaise, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

For other places called Moûtiers or Moutiers, see Moutiers.
Moûtiers
Commune
View of Moûtiers and the Isère
Coat of arms
Location of Moûtiers
Moûtiers
Moûtiers
Coordinates: 45°29′09″N 6°32′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonMoûtiers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Pannekoucke
Area
1
3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,501
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73181 /73600
Elevation465–1,042 m (1,526–3,419 ft)
(avg. 479 m or 1,572 ft)
Websitemoutiers.org
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the access point to the Les Trois Vallées ski area and its railway station, although not on a high-speed rail line, is consequently a seasonally important destination for TGV trains from Lyon, Paris and elsewhere.

Geography

Moûtiers is located deep in the Tarentaise Valley. It is its geographic capital, between Albertville and Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Several popular French ski resorts are located in its vicinity. The Isère flows through the town.

History

Moûtiers was the capital of the Ceutrones, a Celtic tribe of Gaul. Its antique name, Darantasia, appears on a surviving ancient Roman road map known as the Tabula Peutingeriana. In a medieval text dating from 996, Moûtiers was called Monasterium (root of the word "monastery") from which its later names, Moustiers and finally Moûtiers, were derived.

Moûtiers was the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tarentaise. The archdiocese was disbanded in 1801, and re-established as the Diocese of Tarentaise. This diocese was united with the diocese of Chambéry and diocese of St-Jean-de-Maurienne to form the diocese of Chambéry, Maurienne and Tarentaise.

Today, the town has a small historic center with narrow streets surrounding Saint-Pierre cathedral.

It hosted the TV display for the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19684,161—    
19754,187+0.09%
19824,342+0.52%
19904,295−0.14%
19994,151−0.38%
20073,893−0.80%
20123,811−0.42%
20173,501−1.68%
Source: INSEE[2]

Sightseeing

References
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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