Menthon-Saint-Bernard (; ), commonly referred to simply as Menthon, is a commune on the eastern shore of

Lake Annecy Lake Annecy (, ) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, ''Direct Sediment Dispersal from Moun ...

in the

Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie () is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Gene ...

department in the

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region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

in Southeastern

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. In 2018, it had a population of 1,884.

History

At the waterfront of

in the commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, traces of

prehistoric Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use o ...

and later

Gallo-Roman Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization (cultural), Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire in Roman Gaul. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, Roman culture, language ...

occupation have been found. Over the next centuries, at the foot of the

Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard The Château de Menthon is a medieval castle located in the Communes of France, commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, south of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie ''Departments of France, department'' of France. Standing on a tall rock, its stone towers loo ...

, a few

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

evolved. Menthon-Saint-Bernard has become a noted

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel ...

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 Annecy ( , ; , also ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, regi ...

and the mountain settlements of Manigod,

La Clusaz La Clusaz (; , ) is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Overview Hosting a ski resort in the French Alps near the Swiss border, the commune is part of the Haute-Savo ...

, La Croix Fry and

Le Grand-Bornand Le Grand-Bornand (; ) is a commune in the eastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The commune is a ski resort and takes its name from the river that runs through it. The inhabitants of Le Grand-Bornand are called Bornandins. Geography Locat ...

. 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."Story of the Palace"
Palace de Menthon. Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard, aerial view.jpg, The Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard with Mont Téret in the background Le Palace de Menthon @ Lac d'Annecy @ Menthon Saint-Bernard (34836714353).jpg, Palace de Menthon Eglise Saint-Bernard de Menthon @ Menthon-Saint-Bernard @ Hike to Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Rochers des Moillats & Ermitage de Saint-Germain (47665452851).jpg, Église Saint-Bernard de Menthon

References

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History

See also

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