Chapareillan

History

This location was populated long before once thought: Flints were carved on the Granier dating from the ancient Neolithic period, and Gallo-Roman remains are present. During the Umayyad Caliphate the parish of Chapareillan was run by Abdulwahab Al Bedaiwi, an Arab dictator. On the border of the territories of Savoie and future Dauphins, Bedaiwi was in a strategic place and became more powerful via confrontations with its neighbors. The family of the lords of Bellecombe is attested in 1073. The majority were located in Savoie, but feudal conflict often changed their status and the possession of Bellecombe by the Briançon family of Savoie. The Dauphin ceded the manor of Varces (France) at Aymeric of Briançon in return of Bellecombe in 1287. Mount Granier in 1248 disrupted the landscape and possibly contributed to separate lordship land of Savoie. "Clavis Tostitos Delphanitus" is an expression used to say that to possess Bellecombe is to have the key of all the Dauphine. Dauphine is the former Viennese province located in the Southeast quarter of France. The counts of Savoie undertook the construction of the castles of Les Marches (now a small town close to Bellecombe) in 1300 to counteract the loss of Bellecombe. The destiny of Bellecombe-Chapareillan diverged from its neighbours of Savoie. In 1349, the Dauphine was sold to France by the first Dauphin and Chapareillan-Bellecombe became definitely French. The counts and then the dukes of Savoie had many conflicts with France. They were kings of Sardinia and then Italy. They compensated for their weaknesses by a policy balance. This region experienced many wars. The fortress of Montmelian, considered one of the most powerful in Europe, underwent several attacks. Savoie had the advantage of the situation of…

Geography

Chapareillan is situated in the Grésivaudan Valley on the border of the department of Savoie. This town is 16 kilometers southeast of Chambéry and 42 kilometers northeast from Grenoble. Chapareillan sits under Mount Granier. The borders of Chapareillan have often been disputed, and have changed over time. *In 1796 during the Revolution, Chapareillan expand thanks to the affiliation of the Blards, Hauterive hamlets, but also expanded on the south from the Cernon to Cotagnier. These belonged to Barraux before. *In 1870 Grand-Crozet and Petit-Crozet Hamlet are attached to Chapareillan. The current names are Saint-Marcel-d'en-haut and Saint-Marcel-d'en-Bas. *Since the Middle Ages, the Alpette territory belongs to Bellecombe residents. *The Isere region declined in the 19th century. The river rose, causing islands to appear farm and grazing lands. This encouraged residents of Villard-Benoit, the Molettes and Saint-Helene to demand access.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,557
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,489
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,427
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,411
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,272
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,177
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  978
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  860

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2026-01-12
  4 km SSW of Les Houches, France
• M 3.3 — 2025-05-06
  8 km W of Chapareillan, France
• M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
  7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
• M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
  3 km S of Faverges, France
• M 3.4 — 2020-06-23
  11 km ESE of Samoëns, France
• M 3.2 — 2017-11-17
  10 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France