Village of Deux Nants

This village is a “montagnette”: an isolated group of houses once inhabited for only a part of the year (in spring and autumn) by herdsmen making their way between the high mountain pastures in the summer and the village of St-Jean de Belleville in the winter. The hamlet’s name derives from a local word that originally referred to the mountain streams that tumble down the slopes. “Nant” refers to a stream that can cause major damage during spring floods or following a violent summer storm. The hamlet’s chapel is dedicated to Saint St-Claude. It dates back earlier than 1633, the year in which the Bishop of Tarentaise paid it a pastoral visit.