MontriondMontriond is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.WWW mairie-montriond.frHistoryIn 1534, the hamlet of Montriond obtained permission to build a chapel. After the creation of the parish in 1717 "for the benefit of the commoners of the two hamlets of Ellex, Mont Riond and the Chairavaux valley," Montriond formed an independent community from Saint-Jean-d'Aulps in 1741. The municipality obtained its own school in 1775.GeographyMontriond is just north of the ski resorts of Morzine and Avoriaz in the Portes du Soleil ski resorts area, on the western side of Lac de Montriond, a small lake.LandmarksMontriond's village centre features a small supermarket, ski/outdoors retailer and several restaurants as well as a tourist information office and a town hall.