Menthon-Saint-Bernard

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.

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. 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.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
• Bernard of Menthon

References

1. Bernard of Menthon
2. Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard
3. Saint Bernard
4. St. Bernard (dog breed)
5. François de Menthon
6. Great St Bernard Pass
7. Little St Bernard Pass
8. Great St Bernard Hospice
9. Lake Annecy
10. List of castles in France
11. List of patron saints by occupation and activity
12. Roberto Succo
13. Great St Bernard Tunnel
14. Annecy
15. Chamonix
16. The Returned (French TV series)
17. Hippolyte Taine
18. Yvoire
19. Annemasse
20. Thonon-les-Bains