Country France Department Savoie Population (2006) 3,123 Area 161.8 km² Arrondissement Albertville | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Moûtiers Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Tuesday 11:36 PM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 72% Humidity Points of interest Val Thorens, Les Trois Vallées, Cime de Caron, Pointe de la Masse, UCPA Val Thorens | ||
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Les Belleville.
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Map of 73440 Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville is home to one of the best restaurants in the French Alps, the 3 Michelin starred La Bouitte. It is also the setting for the infamous novel by the Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom.
Ski
The Saint-Martin-de-Belleville ski area is part of the Three Valleys ski area that includes the resorts of Les Menuires, Val Thorens, Meribel, Courchevel and La Tania. In total the area has 600 km of pisted runs and 200 ski lifts.
Summer
Saint-Martin has also in the past few years increased its publicity of the area for summer visitors. All of the winter brochures now include a section on the summer season that runs most years from 30 June until 1 September. The 3 Valleys links are open on a Tuesday and a Thursday for mountain biking and walking.
Transportation
If travelling there the nearest airports (closest first) are: