Saint-Alban-d'Hurtieres: Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville-A43 - Aiton vers Modane
Saint-Alban-d’Hurtières straddles the slopes between the Hurtières massif and the Arc valley in Savoie, and that position has tied its scattered hamlets to the Maurienne transport corridor while preserving a rural settlement pattern. Below the commune, the Arc follows the Maurienne, a long Alpine valley leading east towards Italy. The A43 motorway, railway and local roads share this constrained valley floor, making movement through the Alps a defining part of the setting. Forested hillsides rise sharply from the corridor, with small communities occupying the more level ground. Saint-Alban-d’Hurtières is in the historic province of Savoie, annexed by France in 1860, and represents the quieter western reaches of Maurienne before the valley tightens farther upstream.
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