Garden of Europe and the Saint Ayrald Garden. Gastronomy Cultural heritage The commune has several museums: Museum of costumes and folk traditions: Evidence of life in the Maurienne past The Opinel Museum: The history of the famous small knife designed in 1890 by Joseph Opinel and used on all continents Mont Corbier Museum: The history of the liqueur, the still to the invention of Mont Corbier by Abbot Guille in 1888 Notable cultural associations: Green and floral spaces In 2014, the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne has the "Floral City" label with "three flowers" awarded by the National Council of floral cities and villages of France in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris. Personalities linked to the commune Born in the commune: Circa. 650–750, Saint Thomas of Farfa or Thomas of Maurienne, Abbot of Farfa Abbey. Celebrated on 10 December. , author of Noelz in Franco-Provençal printed in Lyon in 1555. (1762-1836), (1828-1836). François-Emmanuel Fodéré (1764-1835), creator of forensic medicine (a statue adorns Place Fodéré in the city centre). (1872-1960), creator of the Opinel knife. (1884-1936), politician. Pierre Balmain (1914-1982), fashion designer. Jean Baghe (1927-1992), militant worker, Christian and Socialist of the Maurienne Valley. , (1937-1973), journalist and designer, French pamphleteer. Catherine Sola (1941-2014), actress. Jean-Noël Augert, born in 1949, alpine skier. Hubert Déquier, born in 1952, French poet and writer. , born in 1970, actor. Damien Saez, born in 1977, singer, author, composer, performer. Jean-Pierre Vidal, born in 1977, alpine skier. , sports journalist. Gérald Nguyễn, actor. Jean-Baptiste Grange, born in 1984, alpine skier, specialist of the technical disciplines of skiing and especially slalom. Other personalities: from the 6th century to 1966 (?-1396) born in Severy, died in Rodez, was prior of the of Romans-sur-Isère, regent, Vice-Rector and , , then . , Calabrian painter and sculptor, living in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Heraldry See also Opinel knife Col de la Croix de Fer Agreement of St.-Jean-de-Maurienne Communes of the Savoie department Bibliography Work of the society for the history and archaeology of Maurienne References & passim Besson, Memoires pour l'histoire ecclésiastique des diocèses de Genève, Tantaise, Aoste et Maurienne, Nancy, 1739; new ed. Moutiers, 1871 External links Town council website Picture of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Cathedral Communes of Savoie Subprefectures in France