Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse () is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, to the north of the city of Grenoble. The Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the Carthusian order is located in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse. Geography The town is located in the heart of the Chartreuse Mountains 25 kilometers north of Grenoble. Etymology The town was earlier known as Catorissium, Cantourisa, Caturissium, and Chatrousse. The name is of Gaulish origin; and is perhaps related to the name of the Caturiges tribe. History The town is mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana under the name Catorissium, and in the Ravenna Cosmography as Cantourisa. When St. Bruno and his six companions settled near Chartrousse in June 1084 on the indication of Bishop Hugues de Grenoble, they took the name of the nearby village, and Latinized it in Cartusia. Population Media Local television : France 3 Alpes Local radio stations: Radio Couleur Chartreuse Economy Early twentieth century Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse has lived of agriculture for a long time, like all mountain townships, and also of the wood trade, the forest being composed primarily of conifers. In the early twentieth century, tourism took an important place, including the construction of the 'Grand Som' high-end hotel that hosted famous guests including Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom for example. The village was rated weather resort in the 1930s and people came here to recharge, visit the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse (which was open to the public between 1903, date of the expulsion of the monks, until 1940 date of their return from Italy). It was also at St. Pierre that created first "Syndicat d'initiative" of France, now best known under the name "Office du Tourisme" (tourist information center); and thanks to an Alsatian called Leon Auscher, who had adopted this country that was so dear to him. Between the wars, many families in the village engage in the hotel, the number of travelers grows. During this period, the first lift was born, in the form of a sleigh pulled by a winch. Then the 1950s drove to the installation of the first teleported: the "télébenne". Since 1970 The ski resort experienced the glory days of winter sports in the 1970s and after suffering "years without snow" in the 1980s and early 1990s, it is currently experiencing a second wind. While snow is sometimes random it doesn't allows