monuments: Houses (16th-20th century) The Town Hall / School at Route de Lagneu (1882) The Chateau de Salette (13th century). The remaining buildings of the former Carthusian monastery of Salette. The facades and roofs of the chateau are from the 19th century. In October 1299 Dauphin Humbert I of Viennois founded a monastery for women of which three buildings remain. During the French Revolution the monastery was sold and is home for some time to an earthenware factory. The chateau was built around 1870-1880 and preserves some decorations from that time. The Chateau d'Amblérieu (ruins) (14th century) The War Memorial (20th century) Mills (17th-20th century) A Lavoir (Public laundry) (1879) The Chateau de La Serve (1818) The Chateau Delphinal (13th century) Religious heritage The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: A Wayside Cross at Rue des Grottes (17th century) The Favre family Tomb (20th century) The Tomb of Eudoxie Gigard (19th century) The Péricaud family Tomb (19th century) The Cemetery (1865) The Priory of Notre-Dame (1660) The Chapel of Notre-Dame of the Grotto (12th century) The Chapel contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects. The Parish Church of Saint Peter (12th century) The Church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects. Environmental heritage The Grotte de La Balme (La Balme Cave) is one of the Seven Wonders of Dauphiné. It is a formation of an "amphitheatre of small basins". The caves were a hideout for Louis Mandrin. They were visited by François I and contain an apocryphal portrait of him. The caves contain several items that are registered as historical objects: A Sarcophagus (Gallo-Roman) A Funeral Stele (Gallo-Roman) A Commemorative Plaque (Gallo-Roman) Notable people linked to the commune Laurent Clerc, founder of the first school for the Deaf in North America, born on 26 December 1785 in La Balme-les-Grottes. Jean Roux, priest of La Balme, left a pre-Revolutionary "Journal" of great interest. See also Communes of the Isère department References External links La Balme-les-Grottes official website La Balme-les-Grottes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website la Balme on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Isère