Saint-Martin-Vésubie - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

Geography

Chief town of canton of the Alpes-Maritimes and last village in the north of the valley of Vésubie, Saint-Martin-Vésubie is the principal door of access to the National park of Mercantour. Called until in 1889 Saint-Martin-Lantosque bus pertaining to the old Valley of Lantosque (old name of Vésubie), Saint-Martin-Vésubie, was, as of 1864, famous for the quality of its environment, its water and its estival climate, far from choking heats of the coast.

These characteristics are worth to him its nickname of “Switzerland niçoise”. The village rises with the junction of two alpine torrents, that of the Madonna of Fenestrate in the East, and of Boréon in the West. Vésubie is born under the village.

History

Set up on the edges of a glacial plate , the village appears in the history as of the 13th century, but its site is occupied since highest antiquity (romanisation of an indigenous population at the 1st century proven). The medieval castrum extends gradually along cliff overhanging the small valley from the Madonna, on whom is stretched large the Route of Salt gaining the Piedmont since the port of Nice.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

An important religious heritage (church of the 17th century dedicated to the Madonna of the Assumption, vaults of the penitent blacks and white, vaults votive, rogations, and rural) and civilian (Gubernatis palate, hotels and villas of the Belle Time make it possible to the visitor to agreeably discover the country.

Second electrified village of France (1893), Saint-Martin-Vésubie preserved his electric factory in the buildings of the Museum of the traditions vésubiennes, where also the old communal mills are (15th century). All the aspects of the inheritance of Vésubie are presented there on 400 m ² exposure.

With the foot of the collar of Fenestrate, the sanctuary of the Madonna of Fenestrate protects the pilgrims and travellers. Exceptional site (1 950 meters), in the middle of the National park of Mercantour, it allows great excursions until in Italy (1 hour of walk).

Boréon, around its lake (1 500 meters), also offers a large variety of excursions, to the Cherry collar (Cirieigia) on the Italian border (2 hours 30 of walk). Recently, the Center Alpha presents a new sénovision on the wolf, which one can watch for the packs in the adjacent sénoparc.

Of Saint-Martin-Vésubie can be visited the villages neighborhood of Venanson (with its painted medieval vault), of Valdeblore (its church of the Year Millet), of Belvédère (high festive place of the Comté of Nice) and of Roquebillière (its church of Templiers).

Personalities related to the commune

Gallery

See too

Common of the Common Alpes-Maritimes
of the valley of the Vésubie: Utelle - Lantosque - Roquebillière - View-point - Bollène - Venanson - Saint-Martin-Vésubie - Valdeblore
Poly and the secrecy of the seven stars : Television serial

External bonds

Official site.
Saint-Martin-Vésubie on the site of the national geographical Institute.
Saint-Martin-Vésubie on the site of INSEE.
Saint-Martin-Vésubie on the site of Quid.
Common closest to Saint-Martin-Vésubie.
Localization of Saint-Martin-Vésubie on a chart of France.
Plane of Saint-Martin-Vésubie on Mapquest
Gate of the valley of Vésubie.
Museum of the traditions vésubiennes.
Dances and traditional musics of Saint-Martin-Vésubie: held up conscripts.

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