Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Menton (Arpitan)
Commune
A view of the Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard above Lake Annecy
A view of the Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard above Lake Annecy
Coat of arms of Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Coat of arms
Location of Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Menthon-Saint-Bernard is located in France
Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Menthon-Saint-Bernard is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Coordinates: 45°51′36″N 6°11′47″E / 45.86°N 6.1964°E / 45.86; 6.1964
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementAnnecy
CantonFaverges
IntercommunalityCA Grand Annecy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Antoine de Menthon[1]
Area
1
4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,885
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DemonymMenthonnais / Menthonnaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74176 /74290
Elevation443–1,229 m (1,453–4,032 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Menthon-Saint-Bernard (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃tɔ̃ sɛ̃ bɛʁnaʁ]; Arpitan: Menton), commonly referred to simply as Menthon, is a commune on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 1,884.

History

At the waterfront of Lake Annecy in the commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, traces of prehistoric and later Gallo-Roman occupation have been found. Over the next centuries, at the foot of the Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard, a few hamlets evolved.[3]

Menthon-Saint-Bernard has become a noted resort place since the late 19th century because of its thermal baths, already in use in the Roman era and later under the Société des Bains de Menthon, as well as its proximity to Annecy and the mountain settlements of Manigod, La Clusaz, La Croix Fry and Le Grand-Bornand.[4] One of the most noted hotels in Menthon-Saint-Bernard, the Palace de Menthon, is housed in a waterfront building opened in 1906 by the Gruffaz brothers.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Présentation de la commune de Menthon-Saint-Bernard". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Présentation de la commune de Menthon-Saint-Bernard". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Story of the Palace", Palace de Menthon.
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