Morzine

History

In 1181, Morzine (, or "border area") was a grange of Aulps Abbey, a Cistercian monastery 7 km away. In the Middle Ages, granges were agricultural centres from which the monks exploited their landscape and co-ordinated farming and industrial work. The grange was fundamental to the Cistercians' successful expansion and management of their mountain land. The granges supplied the monastery's food, clothing, utensils and building materials. The granges were manned by lay-brothers, who cultivated the lands and reared livestock. From the 18th to the early 20th century, the exploitation of slate quarries was an important economic activity of Morzine, before winter tourism took over around in 1930. Between 1857 and 1870, the commune received national attention for an unusually high number of women claiming to be possessed. In 2015 only a few quarries were still being exploited.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  932
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  870
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  819
• chamois

  Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  741
• Astrantia

  Astrantia major L. · Magnoliopsida
  669
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  658
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  651
• purple gentian

  Gentiana purpurea L. · Magnoliopsida
  647

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2026-01-12
  4 km SSW of Les Houches, France
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.2 — 2024-05-09
  9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
• M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
  7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
• M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
  3 km S of Faverges, France