Saint-Mury-Monteymond () is a commune in the Isère

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes of

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History

In 1882, Aristide Bergès constructed a 1200 hp turbine in the neighbouring hamlet of La Gorge, at the foot of the Peak of

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. Due to the steepness of the slope to the Lac Blanc, source of the river Vors, the first

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s were constructed. Because of the work of Aristide Bergès, Saint-Mury-Monteymond became the first village in France illuminated by electrical power.Cécile Gouy-Gilbert, Anne Dalmasso and Michael Jakob ''Alpes électriques''. Dire, 2011, p. 12. 978-2-9534279-2-9

Geography

Neighbouring communes are: * Sainte-Agnès, * La Combe-de-Lancey, * Laval, * Villard-Bonnot, * Saint-Jean-le-Vieux.

Population

Sights

* Ancient millhouse

References

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