Two of them-the Rue de la Grande Gargouille, or Grand-Rue, and the Rue de la bPetite/b Gargouille, or Rue de la Mercerie-are among the rare gargouille streets in France. The word means both gargoyle and gurgling, and also refers to a small gully ... Traveling up the Guisane valley, you reach the prettily named bChantemerle/b at 1350 m (4429 ft). It is home to one of the many reminders of Serre Chevalier's most famous son, world champion skier-turned-rallydriver Luc Alphand. ...
