The modern city of Albertville was formed in 1836 by King Charles Albert of Sardinia, who merged the medieval town of Conflans, which had buildings dating to the 14th century, with the town of L'Hôpital. Since then, Albertville has fostered trade between France, Italy and Switzerland. Industries such as paper mills and hydroelectricity are found along its river.
The 1992 Winter Olympics were organised in the Savoie region, with Albertville hosting it. Some of the sports venues were later adapted for other uses. Some sports venues still remain, such as the ice rink, La halle de glace Olympique, designed by the architect Jacques Kalisz. Despite this, the town remains more industrial than touristic.[4]
^Unité urbaine 2020 d'Albertville (73401), INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022.
^Politique économique Archived 2022-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, albertville.fr (in French)
^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^Ayache, Albert (1998a). "Mazzella, Lucette (née Gorré Lucette Emma)". In Ayache, Albert; Gallissot, René; Oved, Georges (eds.). Dictionnaire biographique du mouvement ouvrier: Maghreb. Vol. 1: Maroc des origines à 1956. Paris: Editions de l'Atelier. pp. 168–169. ISBN 978-2-7082-3355-3.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albertville.
City council website
Tourism webpage about Albertville Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
Tourism webpage about Albertville Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine(in English)