entrance to some houses have groupings of windows which indicate former properties of the forges of Allevard. The Allevard Museum The House of Forges and Mills at Pinsot Industrial heritage Forges: There are no more buildings from the modern era existing in Allevard commune. The factory moved its last production to Le Cheylas in the Isère valley between 1964 and 1974 but there are still remnants of older mines on the iron way and the remains of a grill oven at Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard Sawmills: Many mills driven by water power have disappeared, however there are still some remnants along the banks of streams and canals. Similarly the Trip hammers have all disappeared except for the Oursière (inlet canal is blocked and the wheel gone but the workshop and forge are still standing) and also the forges of Breda (Clérin and Gremen) has been saved and reassembled in working order at the Museum of forges and mills in Pinsot. The railway: There remains some vestiges of the railway in the commune: An old viaduct from the Allevard Forges Railway which connected the plant to the mines of Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard and Le Cheylas station, colloquially called le Tacot (the Jalopy) which was open until 1968. An old railway station from the Pontcharra to la Rochette and Allevard Tramway (PLA). A terminus for a narrow gauge line between Isère and Savoy was considered after the annexation of Savoy in 1861 but was commissioned very late (1901) and abandoned 50 years later. Religious heritage The Saint-Marcel Church (19th century) has a Pipe organ built by the organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The altar of Saint Eloi was made by Allevard blacksmiths in the 19th century. Facing the porch of the church on the left there is a very interesting vertical Noon mark The Saint Joseph Chapel (next to the cemetery) has a procession of artisans with the statue for the feast of Saint Joseph. The Protestant Church of the Reformed Church of France (historical Protestantism, Calvinist, Huguenot). Opened on 25 June 1854. Located at 12 Place du Temple 38580 Allevard. Activities Thermal cures The first sulphur thermal spa treatments took place in 1813 but especially since 1848 under the tutelage of Dr. Bernard Niepce, the inspector of waters. The baths were operated originally by Pierre Villiot and the Bouvret-Rocour family and associates then from 1882 by the Compagnie Générale des Eaux minérales et Bains de Mer until