The stream of Hyères, which has its source in the col des Égaux on the boundary township of Corbel, flows along the RD45 before following the Couz valley and RD1006 towards Chambéry.

The most important of them stands on the slopes of Mont Beauvoir (1,319 m), which the ridge line is the boundary with the townships of Saint-Pierre-de-Genebroz and La Bauche.

In ancient times, a Roman road from Lyon to Milan crossed the territory of the district.

During the Second World War, a hotbed of resistance stood against the German occupation, particularly under the leadership of former Mayor Raymond Merle.

There are town hall and the primary school in the same building now newly expanded and the old Denat coffee.