Editing Val-d'Isère (section)

==History==
Human habitation of the valley dates back to before Roman times with traces of Celtic tribes found in the area. The town received parish rights in 1637 and the parish church, which is still a landmark in the town centre, was built in 1664.
Val-d'Isere was part of the historical land of Savoy emerged as the feudal territory of the House of Savoy during the 11th to 14th centuries. The historical territory is shared between the modern countries of France, Italy, and Switzerland.
The House of Savoy became the longest surviving royal house in Europe. It ruled the County of Savoy to 1416 and then the Duchy of Savoy from 1416 to 1860.
Skiing in Val d'Isère has its roots in the 1930s when a drag lift was built on the slopes of the Solaise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=skichaletblogger |title=The First Ski Lift in Val d’Isère {{!}} Chaletline.co.uk |url=https://chaletline.co.uk/blog/2023/02/the-first-ski-lift-in-val-disere/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> This was followed by an [[aerial tramway]] (cable car).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cimalpes.ski/en/history-val-d-isere/?|title=The history of Val d'Isere ski resort|website=cimalpes.ski|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref> During WWII, the village secretly housed Jewish children; the former mayor of the village, Dr. Frederic Petri, sheltered a young woman in his chalet and nursed her broken leg.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-01-05|title=Val d'Isere: The doctor who hid a Jewish girl - and the resort that wants to forget|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50828696|access-date=2020-09-06}}</ref>