it was redeemed in 1997 by the municipality and operated by SAEM Thermal. The operation runs today in a forested park surrounded by three thermal establishments with typical architecture from the 1890s until 1995. The Niepce building (1894) houses the "breathing" activities, the Villiot building (1992) receives patients with rheumatology; the Chardon building (1955) does not currently have thermal use. Rheumatology and musculo-skeletal trauma Respiratory (ORL) Winter sports resort The commune has a ski resort: the Collet d'Allevard which is located 10 km from the town (30 minutes drive). The altitude of the runs varies from 1,450m to 2,100m. The resort has 35 km of runs: 7 green, 6 blue, 5 red, and 3 black. Created in 1955 on former communal grazing land reserved for summer pastures for the collective herds of the Allevard community, it is now served by a new route via the route of the old logging road across private land and the old royal delphinale forest. It reached its present size in 1975 and subsequent developments have primarily been to improve the existing domain. Interesting features for those who go there: its position on a balcony which allows 360° view including Mont Blanc to the north-east and Mont Aiguille to the south. four very different sectors (orientation, vegetation, altitude): Malatrait (SW, 1450m-1750m) Fontaineterre (NNW, valley, 1500m - 1750m) Prérond (N, 1550m - 2000m) Le Super Collet / les Plagnes (S/NW, 1550m - 2100m) Current equipment: 2 Chairlifts 4-seater and embarking pads SKIRAIL brand (Les Tufs in 2002, le Grand Collet in 2005) 1 Chairlift of 4-seater POMA brand (Grand Paul in 1987) 1 Chairlift 3-seater POMA brand (Les Plagnes in 1975) 4 Platter lifts with detachable poles with POMA and MONTAZ brands (The Lakes I & II 1975-1976, Sun 1981 Prérond 2006) 1 Platter lift with fixed poles DOPPELMAYR brand (Marmot 2006) 2 Platter lifts for children with POMA brand (Toddlers in 2004 and Malatrait in 20?) 1 treadmill (Tapetto 2005) Another feature is that Collet d'Allevard is a first class paragliding site especially with its four official take-off points (Malatrait, Clos des Gentianes, Prérond, and Plagnes) each with different orientation. Finally Collet d'Allevard offers one of the largest night ski areas in Europe covering the Malatrait and Fontaineterre sectors. Casino In accordance with the law of 1907 on casinos and gambling halls, the municipality of Allevard allowed the opening of a facility in May 1909.