Menthon-Saint-Bernard Menton (Arpitan)
Commune
A view of the Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard above Lake Annecy
Coat of arms
Location of Menthon-Saint-Bernard
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Coordinates: 45°51′36″N 6°11′47″E / 45.86°N 6.1964°E / 45.86; 6.1964
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Annecy
Canton	Faverges
Intercommunality	CA Grand Annecy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Antoine de Menthon^[1]
Area ¹	4.51 km² (1.74 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,885
• Density	420/km² (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Menthonnais / Menthonnaises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	74176 /74290
Elevation	443–1,229 m (1,453–4,032 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Menthon-Saint-Bernard (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃tɔ̃ sɛ̃ bɛʁnaʁ]; Arpitan: Menton), commonly referred to simply as Menthon, is a commune on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 1,884.

History

At the waterfront of Lake Annecy in the commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, traces of prehistoric and later Gallo-Roman occupation have been found. Over the next centuries, at the foot of the Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard, a few hamlets evolved.^[3]

Menthon-Saint-Bernard has become a noted resort place since the late 19th century because of its thermal baths, already in use in the Roman era and later under the Société des Bains de Menthon, as well as its proximity to Annecy and the mountain settlements of Manigod, La Clusaz, La Croix Fry and Le Grand-Bornand.^[4] One of the most noted hotels in Menthon-Saint-Bernard, the Palace de Menthon, is housed in a waterfront building opened in 1906 by the Gruffaz brothers.^[5]