Menthon-Saint-Bernard

Menthon-Saint-Bernard is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Savoie and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Gentilé

The Menthonnaises and the Menthonnais .

Geography

Menthon-Saint-Bernard is located on bank is Lac of Annecy, with the foot of the Dents of Lanfon, in the south of the Mont Veyrier and in the north of the Roc of Expensive, to 9 km in the south-east of Annecy.

Etymology

The toponym of " Menthon" would mean into Celtic " turn on the rocher" , of men , " hone, rocher" , and dunum , " forteresse".

History

Towards 1008, with the first castle builds 2 centuries before, would have been born Saint Bernard de Menthon, founder of the old people's home of the Large-Saint-Bernard, canonizes in 1220, it is the patron saint mountain dwellers.

The family of Menthon, always owner of the castle, arrived in 1190 coming from Burgundy, her founder was Jean de Menthon.

The current castle started to be built at the 13th century, it contains many treasures: furniture, books, tapestries.

At the 15th century, the admiral Nicod de Menthon, was governor of Nice, later Guillaume de Menthon was lieutenant-general of Savoy.

At the 19th century, Rene de Menthon was a large collector of plants and an artist.

At the 20th century, Henri de Menthon was appointed in Haute-Saône and François de Menthon was one of the founders of the French Résistance, creator of the “Liberté movement” to Annecy and Lyon, editor of a clandestine newspaper (" Liberté" then " Combat "), Minister for the Justice of the provisional government to the Release, prosecutor with the court of Nuremberg and founder of the movement of the working catholic Youth.

The commune becomes associates Menthon and Saint-Bernard starting from the decree of March 2nd, 1943.

Administration

Menthon-Saint-Bernard and the communes established in the east of the lake, also called “Right Bank”, gathered in a Communauté of agglomeration: the the Community of communes of the Spinner. One thus finds there Bluffy, Talloires and Veyrier-of-Lake.

Demography

Economy

Tourism: Menthon-Saint-Bernard enjoyed a strategic situation to the foot of the first buttresses of the Massive of the Terminals: Mount Veyrier, Rock of Expensive, Teeth of Lanfon. More all nautical leisures with the Lake Annecy. Visit castle. Water sports. Holiday and De luxe hotel-Hotel-Restaurants
Agriculture

Places and Monuments

Sites of the Gallo-Roman thermal baths of Menthon-Saint-Bernard (approx. 900m ²) (private property)
Castle of Menthon-Saint-Bernard dominating the commune over the road of the collar of Bluffy, dating from the the Middle Ages (13th century). Altered at the 15th century and 16th century, it will undergo installations of comfort starting from 1740. The current aspect of the castle goes back to 1880, giving him a resemblance to the castles of Louis II of Bavaria (turrets, galleries with half-timbering, interior rehandling).
Church of neo-classic style Sardinian of 1847.

Personalities related to the commune

Holy Bernard, towards 923 - 1008
François de Menthon, 1900 - 1984, Professor, Resistant, politician (appointed MRP of 1945 to 1958), founder of the newspaper of the Resistance " Liberté" who will become " Combat "
Hippolyte Taine (1828-1893) is buried in its property with Menthon-Saint-Bernard

See too

Castle of Menthon-Saint-Bernard

External bonds

Mairie of Menthon
Tourist office Menthon-Saint-Bernard Lac of Annecy Rive Is (light)

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Menthon-Saint-Bernard on Quid
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