Moutiers, France

Moutiers, France

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Moutiers France

Moûtiers, historically also called Tarentaise, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. 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. 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.
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Aix Les Bains (CMF)
Nearby destinations
  • La Toussuire a 32.51 km
  • Valloire a 36.55 km
  • Les Houches a 49.43 km
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