Lanchâtra, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lanchâtra | Hamlet |
| Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans | Commune |
| Grenoble | Arrondissement |
| Isère | Department |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 57' 54'' North , 6° 8' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vénosc | 936 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Les Deux Alpes | 1,520 (2016) | 5.5km |
| Mont-de-Lans | 1,182 (2016) | 8.0km |
| Mizoën | 174 (2016) | 9.8km |
| Auris | 232 (2016) | 10.3km |
Translation of (part of) the French Wikipedia page:
"Lanchâtra (formerly L'Enchâtra or Lenchâtra) is a hamlet in the municipality of Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans. It is located at an altitude of 1,436 m, at the top of a confluence step at the entrance of a valley which overlooks the Vénéon valley. This valley is framed by the Roche de la Muzelle and the Tête de Lauranoure. Inaccessible by road, you can get there on foot from the Plan du Lac. According to a panel set up on the Plan du Lac, the name Lanchâtra should be understood as a deformation of the "recessed", which illustrates its location in a narrow glacial valley between two peaks: the Coche on the one hand and the Lanchâtra needle on the other.
The hamlet existed before 1676. We find in the parish registers of Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans: “This August 18, the year one thousand six hundred and seventy-six I buried Dimanche [Dominique] Rodier, wife of Christophe Pasquet de Lanchâtra who by accident fell over a precipice. God have mercy on him. Perrillat, parish priest ”1. It is mentioned in 1775 by the Marquis de Pezay in his description of the Vénéon valley: “On the right bank of the Veneon, is the stream descending from the west of the mountain of Dourrounoure [Lauranoure]. It follows the valley of the Enchantra near the hamlet of the same name, half a league below Saint-Christophe, and falls into the Veneon."
The village had 69 inhabitants in 1881, mainly shepherds and craftsmen; 43 in 1893; 18 in 1931 and 7 in 1951 (all with the surname Paquet), of which only four in the year. A good quality slate quarry was exploited there jointly by the inhabitants, and supplied to order for the roofs of the houses in the Vénéon valley.
In 1900, a prefectural biotope protection decree was issued on 6.5 ha of the Lanchâtra-Les Soreillers site for the protection of the Dracocephalum austriacum (a species of flower, the "Austrian dragonhead". The Lanchâtra valley is one of those in the Ecrins massif which have been preserved from the installation of any refuge, at the initiative of Lucien Devies, president of the French Alpine Club, and of the French Mountain Federation in the 1950s to the 1970s.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanch%C3%A2tra |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q3216994 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Isère
- Grenoble
- ⭔Oisans-RomancheCanton
- Grenoble
- Isère
- ⭔DauphinéProvince
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