![]() ![]() The "old" Barral family who were the lords of the Tower of Treuil wore "Or, 3 barrels in sable". The bells refer to the three parishes were under their jurisdiction. They come from the Chambarran family who were gentlemen glassmakers from the distaff side of the noble Barral family. The coat of arms is derived from the arms of François de Barral, ironmaster and lord of the country in the 17th century. There are several hamlets and localities in the commune. These streams together with numerous other streams flow into the Breda which flows north through the commune then west to join the Isère near Pontcharra. The Bourg stream forms the southern boundary of the commune flowing west and the Buisson forms the northern boundary also flowing west. The town has quite a large urban area in the west of the commune however the rest of the commune is mountainous and heavily forested. There is a tortuous mountain road - the D109 - which goes east of the village and eventually circles back to the north of the commune. There are also some minor roads such as the D9 parallel to the D525 going to the north and the D108 which accesses the village from the D525. The commune is accessed by the D525 from Goncelin in the south-west following the mountain ridge through the village and continuing north-east to La Chapelle-du-Bard. Geography Īllevard is located in the Belledonne mountains 40 km south-east of Chambéry and 38 km north-east of Grenoble. The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of Cities and Villages in Bloom. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allevardins or Allevardines or alternatively as Allevardais or Allevardaises 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.Īllevard ( French pronunciation: also known as Allevard-les-Bains) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.
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