Malgovert Forest

This nature spot along the Isère riverbanks is home to typical mountain vegetation, i.e. mainly pine and spruce trees. But larch trees can also be found at an altitude of 900 to 1,700m. The forest is also a popular place for fishermen who come to catch trout. Back in the Middle Ages, the lords of Val d’Isère (Séez) and Villaraymond De Rochefort (Bourg-Saint-Maurice) couldn't agree over who controlled part of the Haute-Tarentaise territory. One day, they eventually decided to settle the boundary of their two domains in a card game… and had boundary stones bearing their arms placed across the whole forest (you can still see these today).The name of Malgovert Forest comes from the fact that the place was "mal-governed".