

Culture & Heritage
Take advantage of your trip to Saint Sorlin d’Arves to discover its cultural riches.

You can now check all monuments from inside thanks to our virtual tours !
18 May 1914 - 29 June 1982
Born on 18 May 1914 in Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne (Savoie), Pierre Balmain left this town at the age of 11 to study in Chambery and then in Paris in order to become an architect, as his mother wished.
In 1945, Pierre Balmain opened his own boutique on Rue François 1er. He dressed the stars of the entertainment industry: Germaine Montero, Marlène Dietrich, Michèle Morgan, Katherine Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Dalida... and he was called upon to create the outfits for royal weddings.
When he died, his ashes were scattered in the Combe de la Balme, in the Maurienne, at the foot of the Saint Sorlin d’Arves glacier.
Evelyne DOMPNIER
The traditional women’s costume always consisted of the same pieces:
In Saint Sorlin d'Arves, the men wore white jackets made of woollen cloth woven in the region.
Old housing :