History of Villar d'Arêne
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Relive key moments since -800.
Origins and Transmission
This timeline gathers the major historical events of Villar d'Arêne: key dates, village transformations, ancient anecdotes, and pivotal moments. It is gradually being enriched through local research and contributions.
Period: -800 — 1970 | 23 events.
Featured events
Chivalry and local nobility
Oisans was very poor. In 1250, there were only four knights in the entire region. In Villar-d’Arène, a small local nobility was replaced by officials of the Dauphin and then the King. A document from ...
Fire of Villar-d’Arène
On November 2, 1771, a terrible fire ravaged Villar-d’Arène. At the end of the the All Saints' Day mass, the fire started at the top of the village. Driven by a violent wind, it spread in fifteen minu...
Confraternity of the Penitents
In the wake of the Counter-Reformation, numerous confraternities of Penitents emerged in France to revive the Catholic impulse against Protestantism. In Villar-d’Arène, such a confraternity was likely...