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Flags of Méribel - left, current version, right, former version - Images by Olivier Touzeau, 30 January 2023
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Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps. Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the commune of Les Allues, called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village. The villages are within Vanoise National Park and a part of the Les Trois Vallées interlinked ski system.
Méribel was founded by a Scotsman, Major Peter Lindsay, who was looking for a new site for winter sports away from the ski resorts of Austria and Germany, because of the growing strength of the Nazi regime. In 1936, he visited the town of Les Allues for the first time. He decided to create a property company in order to develop finances strong enough to build the resort. In 1938, the first lift was placed above Les Allues. A year later, he began the construction of the first chalets and hotels in the hamlet of M ribel. Three years later, the war would stop the development of the resort, but when it was over, development continued. Colonel Peter Lindsay used specialised architects, Paul Grillo (Grand Prix de Rome in 1937) and his partner Christian Durupt, to have all buildings would be in harmony with the Savoyard style, using wood and stone for the walls, with slanted slate roofs. In 1950, the Burgin-Saulire gondola was built to link the resort to Courchevel.
The 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships took place in Courchevel and Méribel.
Olivier Touzeau, 30 January 2023
The flag of Méribel is white flag with logo:
Olivier Touzeau, 30 January 2023
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![[Flag]](../images/f/fr-73@mb1.gif)
