Travel Guide Marignier

On the right bank of the Arve, the town of Marignier is located at the confluence of the river and the Giffre. Two rivers with torrential floods which caused a lot of damage - and this is why many old buildings are on the heights and the banks are now dyked -, but two rivers spanned by bridges - including the Old Bridge of Marignier on the Giffre built in 1788 and still in service (after renovation) - which ensured a certain prosperity to the city. This Old Bridge with its slightly curved shape remained for a long time the only point of passage over the Giffre, on the right bank of the Arve. It was crossed by Napoleon III in the direction of Chamonix, on September1st 1860 during the festivities of the attachment of Savoy to France. Despite its development, particularly at the beginning of the last century thanks to the "white coal" and the Giffre factory, as well as in the second part of the 20th century around the screw-cutting industry, Marignier has managed to preserve a large part of its natural areas. The alluvial zone on the banks of the Arve on the one hand, but also the mountain pastures of Le Môle on the other. For the town extends its territory to the summit, 1 863 m, of this iconic mountain on which it is good to hike. The vineyard stretches over the hillsides producing the wine of Savoie Ayze.